Entries this day: Languages

Languages

7:54pm JST Saturday 6 March 2004

From Future Brief:

"The world faces a future of people speaking more than one
language, with English no longer seen as likely to become dominant, a
British language expert says in a new analysis. 'English is likely to
remain one of the world's most important languages for the foreseeable
future, but its future is more problematic -- and complex -- than most
people appreciate,' said language researcher David Graddol. He sees
English as likely to become the 'first among equals' rather than
having the global field to itself." Learn why some experts believe
that "monolingual" language speakers will have difficulty in an
increasingly interconnected world at CNN.com.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/02/27/future.language.ap/index.html