With the influence of English language and culture expanding all over the world, many people have strong views toward this trend. It is accepted that English plays a significant part for both society, and what’s more , a lot of attention is being drawn to the change of economy. However, whether the impact of English deserves such a concern , people have different ideas. And it leads considerable concern that it can produce positive effects in more than one way and it also can bring about negative impacts. In this essay, firstly, I will discuss how english impact the cultural diversity, and then I will examine the impact of English on economy. Thirdly, I will talk about English in advertising.
The spread of English can have an impact on the cultural diversity. In modern society, not only the …show more content…
The fact that it is possible to show a correlation between the rate of English adoption and the demise of minority languages has led some observers to reassert the conclusion that there is a simple causal link between the two phenomena, ignoring the fact that there has been a similar loss of linguistic diversity in parts of the world where English has not had a history of significant presence, such as Latin America, Russia and China.’ (Crystal, 2003, p.40) “in the twentieth century Europe is stealing the treasures of the mind to enrich their languages and cultures. Africa needs back its economy, its politics, its culture, its languages and all its patriotic writers.”(Crystal, 2003, p.142) It shows how linguistic diversity loss in parts of the world. On another hand the impact of english can also be positive. Speak same language makes people can accept different values and culture, so that they can be the motivation of peaceful coexistence and promotes cross-cultural understanding of multicultural. However, the higher the interaction, a higher
The spread of English can have an impact on the cultural diversity. In modern society, not only the …show more content…
The fact that it is possible to show a correlation between the rate of English adoption and the demise of minority languages has led some observers to reassert the conclusion that there is a simple causal link between the two phenomena, ignoring the fact that there has been a similar loss of linguistic diversity in parts of the world where English has not had a history of significant presence, such as Latin America, Russia and China.’ (Crystal, 2003, p.40) “in the twentieth century Europe is stealing the treasures of the mind to enrich their languages and cultures. Africa needs back its economy, its politics, its culture, its languages and all its patriotic writers.”(Crystal, 2003, p.142) It shows how linguistic diversity loss in parts of the world. On another hand the impact of english can also be positive. Speak same language makes people can accept different values and culture, so that they can be the motivation of peaceful coexistence and promotes cross-cultural understanding of multicultural. However, the higher the interaction, a higher