English Language: Acceptance As World Language, Its History and Importance in Modern World and Science

42 Pages Posted: 8 Jun 2020

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Debalina Das

Independent

Soumyadeep Patranabis

JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY; Department of Pharmaceutical Technology

Prabhashis Bose

Jadavpur University

Date Written: May 12, 2020

Abstract

In the present-day, across the globe, the significance and popularity of English as lingua franca cannot be repudiated and overlooked as English is the most common language spoken universally. It is the major window to the modern world. Our topic is extensively focused on the global influence of the language, including colonial, native, economic, and academic. The way it turned out to be one of the official languages in India and its effect on law, business, economics, science, social sciences etc. have been discussed in detail. The forms and variation of the language across different countries of Europe, including history and evolution of the language keeping in mind the colonial aspect is also a part of our topic.

In the later parts of our topic we have discussed the impact of this language in the field of science in detail.

Keywords: Lingua Franca, Colonialism, Post Colonialism, British, EFL, ELT, World Wars, Statute of Pleading, Globalization, Multilingualism, Cold War, Science, Technology

JEL Classification: Y80, Y93

Suggested Citation

Das, Debalina and Patranabis, Soumyadeep and Patranabis, Soumyadeep and Bose, Prabhashis, English Language: Acceptance As World Language, Its History and Importance in Modern World and Science (May 12, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3598918 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3598918

Soumyadeep Patranabis

Department of Pharmaceutical Technology ( email )

92,Raipur.Near Raipur Club.P.O.Garia
Kolkata, 700084
India
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JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY ( email )

92,Raipur.Near Raipur Club.P.O.Garia
Kolkata, 700084
India
9674245421 (Phone)

Prabhashis Bose

Jadavpur University ( email )

Jadavpur
Kolkata, West Bengal 700032
India

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