Is English a limited language? How do u say " Estadounidense ","Coup d' Etat" or "VolksKrieg" in English?

Question

Is the USA a Monolingual and MonoCultural only english, only protestant country?

Answer 1

We borrow from other languages. For example, coup d etat is a common expression in English.

Answer 2

In literary circles english is considered one of the most expressive of languages. The reson why so many people have a hard time learning the english language is because it has no solid rules. It is very fluid. It borrows from all languages and creates new forms of expression almost daily. This is it's greatest strength and it's greatest weakness.

Also, english is currently the international language of business. There was a time when speaking french was considered the sign of an educated, enlightened individual. But, I think the reason why french got left behind in this capacity is because it lacks the "elasticity" that is unique to english. English is very liberal. It will always be an accepting, undescriminating forum for all forms of expression while always maintaining its fluid
cohesiveness.

Is the states monolingual? Officially yes. It isn't like Canada where they have two politically recognized official langues (english and french). But unoficially, if you go to certain areas in florida you will only hear and see the spanish (cuban) language.

Is the states monocultural? No. Look up melting pot on google and you will discover just how many cultures there are that make up the U.S.

Is the states a protestant only country? No. Again avail yourself of the information that's out there re: the different religions that are practised in America. In just my neighborhood alone we have muslim, christian, jewish, hindu and native americans all living in peace. Yes! I said peace.

Answer 3

Actually, English is the most adaptable language in the world. Compared to Icelandic, which is nearly the same today as it was 1000 years ago, English is on the cutting edge of innovation. Every year new words are incorperated into the English lexicon. English strives for an efficient way to communicate with others. The word "racism" didn't appear until 1936, but it most certainly was around before that. English speakers knew what a "coup d'etat" was before they borrowed the word from the French, the French just had an easier way of expressing the concept.
The English carried to Britain 1600 years ago bears little resemblence to today's version simply BECAUSE the language is capable of incorperating other cultures' words and ideas.
And English is spoken in a number of countries, each putting a different spin on it. Britain, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Belize, Jamaica, and the United Sates, to name just a few, all have different ways of saying things, and sometimes mean different things with the same words.
As for the protestant part; Not really. The words kvetch, and schmuck are Yiddish that made thier way into English from Jewish immigrants.
Check out the game Bethump'd With Words by Mamopalire of Vermont. It's all about the evolution of English as a game. Great fun to play, too.

Answer 4

Many languages and dialects are spoken oin the USA, which, like most countries, has one main language. All languages have limits so it is a rather bizarre question,.

Many foreign idioms are in common use and coup d'etat is one of them. In English, it would a "revolution" or "government takeover." The term estadounidense means an American or a resident of the USA, and it just a Spanish translation. "Volkskrieg" would mostly likely just be called a "people's war."

As for "monocultural" I cannot imagine that you know anything at all about America or American history. The nickname for this country was the "great melting pot" of cultures and religions.

In my own family my roots are Irish, English, Prussian, Native American (Comanche Indians), and African. My own family is Baptist, Atheist, Anglican, Catholic and Jewish. There are dozens of different cultures within my one state and two generally common languages, Spanish and English.

Tell me, did you want a real answer or just need to feel superior to Americans? George Bush does not represent the norm.

Answer 5

Actually English is the most unlimited language on the world. For instance to say coup d'etat or volkskrieg etc in english is to say coup d'etat or volkskrieg.English speakers if they run upon a condition, situaution or what ever that english doesn't cover simply use the word that the people who have a word for that thing. This is can lead to somewhat embarrasing situations. A botonist with a early study of Australia saw a Kangaroo and asked that creature was, an Aboriginal said Kangaroo, and the botanist obiediently wrote it down. I have been told that kangaroo means "I don't know" in aboriginal. We have a lot of words that begin with al, algerbra, alcohol etc. These words came into language from the Spanish who stole them the Moors who had been occupiers of Grenada and most the landmass of Spain and when the somewhat illiterate Spanish conquered these cities they found libaries that contained more books in a single section of knowledge than could be found in Europe. They then set out to understand the books and employed captured Moors to translate them. We get our word and concept of zero from those books. English philosophers and alcheimiests introduced the ideas and words that we use to this day. Note that other languges steal from other languages English borrows. The language that does stagnant does so because of lack of use. English has thousands of words and is constantly adding more but so many may want to limit what words are used and how. Limiting a language can also limit ideas and force people into a linguistic straijacket that can be used by a government to contol how we speak so they can control how we think. If you cannot express a idea how can you expand that idea or get that idea across to others? How can you concieve an idea if you haven't the words to formulate it? Sorry, I digress but language is a tool, a weapon and a communication device that concieves and inspires. When it ceases to anything but a method of grunting out adulation for the latest fad of any hue than we are in trouble. I draw some solace from the bumbling attempts at English by the shrub that at least at some point a literate individual did write the speech. Unfortunately he hasn't learned to stop messing with the speechs as he has been instructed to cease ajusting his clothing after his valet has dressed him.

Answer 6

Is the US monolingual? No. It has many languages and has no official language. While English is the most widely spoken, it is not the only language. 10% of the US speak Spanish at home and many other languages are spoken in the US. Almost all government forms can be found in more than 10 languages. Monocultural? No. the US is a melting pot of many cultures that make of our culture. All the Slavic-Americans, Chinese-Americans, African-American, Carribean-Americans and more ethnicities and races have contibuted their foods, traditions, and customs to form the US culture. In fact, us UnitedStateseans (Estadosunidenses en ingles) enjoy one of the most diversified cultures in all the world. Are we all English Protestants? No, of course not. I am part Russian and part Austrian. The US has hundreds, if not thousands of religions including protestantism, catholicism, Islam, Buddhism, Hindusim, Judaism, Sikhism, and many Native American religions just to name a few.

Coup d' Etat and Volkskrieg are in English, a military overthrow and a people's war respectively. However, us UnitedStateseans enjoy using phrases from many languages, it's part of the diversification of our culture. Some examples are resouvie si vous p'lait (RSVP), habeus corpus, and coup d' etat. English is not the only language of the US and so English phrases are not the only ones used by US citizens. The US is just as diversified, and probably more so, than most countries and we pride ourselves on being the world's melting pot.

Answer 7

English borrows expressions and words from other languages, just like most other languages borrow words that are "foreign" to them. The USA is large enough to accommodate many locally diverse cultures in different regions (i.e. urban New York City as opposed to Ludowici, Georgia). Although primarily Christian, the denominations are diverse. Catholicism, Judaism, Buddhism, Wicca, Islam, and many other faiths are represented in the USA. There really isn't one universal "American Way".

Answer 8

English is a very simple language, for example:

The word " Corn"

in Spanish is : Maiz, Mazorca, Elote, Olote, etc... many words for one concept.
In english is just corn.

Or the verbs:

I read
You read
He reads
They read
We read
read read read

in Spanish:
Yo leo
tu lees
el /ella lee
Nosotros leemos
ellos leen

etc...

Latin Languages are Superior.

Answer 9

Yes, English is very limited, but who cares?
If you never travel outside the USA you won't need to learn a second language.

Answer 10

No English is the language of science and is taught to students in more countries than any other. Peoples war? and nonviolent take over.