Imperialism In English Language

When the Ancient Greek Empire fell into the hands of the Romans, the Greeks were forced to learn Roman ideals. Comparatively, the British schemes “to advance Ireland” enforce the Irish people to uphold English ideals. First and foremost, the British exercise the survey of the land to replace all Gaelic names with English pronunciation or English words entirely. Then, as if wanting the Irish’s best interest at heart, the English implements national schools to replace the local hedge schools. Thus, the language used in these national schools intends to be English, which insinuates the act of linguistic imperialism. Certainly, language is a major tool used for communication; therefore, in order for British appointed soldiers to know the land, the British executes a form of cultural hegemony to dominate the native language and favor English instead. …show more content…
This invasive tool, in Brian Friel’s Translations, denounces the native Irish tongue to an archaic form of speech said to limit the progression of the Irish people. Based on the schemes of the empire to infiltrate control over the people, through renaming Irish-named places in the imperial language, this control changes the history and etymology, which resultantly dictates the lives and culture of future generations. As a result, the historical references and origins associated with the name of places lose its generational value in translation. For this reason, there seems to be an evident mistranslation and tension residing in the differentiated views of distinguished characters, and by all means, describes the different opinions of the British involvement in