Today, English has many differences such as spelling and accents.
In the past, English has changed a lot because of the printing technique. This is why I think that English will change especially spelling due to the technology. The Internet technology will be much more developed in the next 200 years. The number of people who use English on the Internet will increase and spelling will be mixed up. In terms of the accents, even if the technology like transportation or telecommunication develops, the diversity of accents will still remain because of different cultures and so on.
I also think English will continue to be a global language. Once English became a global language, it’s very difficult for other language to become a global language.
On the other hand, the population in China is increasing and China is a kind of industrial country. Therefore, Chinese will be important to trade companies.
Indeed, spelling and accents of English are two main changes which will have verified for many years.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your opinion. I think English will continue to be a global language even if China become the country with the most economic power.
ReplyDeleteI found interesting that spelling will be mixed up, but the diversity of accents will remain. Once spelling was mixed up, it can be useful for all of the user of English.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with your opinion. I also think once English become a global language, it's very difficult to be replaced. Moreover China is a key country.
ReplyDeleteIt was interesting that your opinion says that English could change due to the developing technology. And I agree that the diversity will be still there and Chinese will be more important language.
ReplyDeleteI easily understood about future change of English by the example of the printing technique.
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