why is people worried about their language disapearing ???
is the english which the first Americans spoke the same to the english we speak today ???
will any of us live long enough to not learn the new language ???
will people at the future be able to understand each other ???
will u be part of that generartion ???
why to be afraid ???
2006-11-16 15:01:18 · 20 answers · asked by game over loves evanescence 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
i really ................................. don't care what will they speak on the future .
2006-11-16 15:12:12 · update #1
please remember there is more of one question in there , for example :
is the english which the first Americans spoke the same as we speak today ????
2006-11-16 15:13:25 · update #2
Language evolves over time. That's why modern American English is different than colonial American English, and why both American English and modern British English are both differnet than Middle Ages English.
Add to that the fact that dialect, slang and accent affects language by region. I've watched people from the deep South try to have a conversation with folks from Brooklyn, and it's really amusing. Both have to speak very slowly, and avoid any regional colloguialisms. So, by that standard, there isn't even one single modern American English, there are many regional variants and dialects.
Language changes over time. Some features remain constant, others shift or evolve or are lost. That's the nature of organic systems. Even spellings have changed.
Trying to stop that is pointless.
2006-11-16 15:17:12 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 15:56:06 · answer #2 · answered by alyson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not worried about our language disappearing.
The English is not the same due to "evolution" (skip that day in class??). ALL languages of the earth evolve - even yours, my friend. "Slang" is the biggest reason, and then there is the things that become obsolete (aren't many "albums" around anymore, now is there?).
Everyone will learn the language they need to survive. If one chooses to live in the US, they must learn to speak ENGLISH.
People in the future will be able to understand one another. Why? Again with the evolution. What? You think that a baby will be born that will suddenly speak differently than everyone else on the planet? No more kool aid for you!!
I don't know if I will be a part of the generation.
I am not afraid, but it does concern me that your grammar is so poor, and it scares me that you think this is a pointed question. It is as pointed as a circle. Go back to reading books.
2006-11-16 15:23:03 · answer #3 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
All languages change over time. English speaking people would have a hard time understanding English from even 500 years ago.
English will not go away. It will just gradually change, that is, if we all survive the asteroid heading our way in about 20 years.
2006-11-16 23:06:13 · answer #4 · answered by sister_godzilla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to research by the British Council, "English has official* or special status in at least seventy-five countries with a total population of over two billion. English is spoken as a native* language by around 375 million and as a second language* by around 375 million speakers in the world. Speakers of English as a second language will soon outnumber those who speak it as a first language. Around 750 million people are believed to speak English as a foreign language*. One out of four of the world's population speak English to some level of competence. Demand from the other three-quarters is increasing."
2006-11-16 15:53:44 · answer #5 · answered by joeandhisguitar 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No. English in the beginning was stilted with a lot of thees and thous - European influence. But, we tamed the West and we got that American twang you all love so much. English is the world language. All finances are conducted in English. Your point?
2006-11-16 18:03:21 · answer #6 · answered by ALWAYS GOTTA KNOW 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The people of England ... you know where English came from actually laugh at what they call our destruction of the English language
2006-11-17 06:11:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is already the international language of business. Complain to england! LOL
2006-11-16 17:05:27 · answer #8 · answered by gokart121 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
will you stop aggravating people. all the above is wrong. the English speak proper English. no English will never disappear. nothing to be afraid of. English was here before the Mexican Spanish. and it will survive over there language. why do you sound afraid.
2006-11-16 15:08:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Our English is always changing, I already have trouble understanding some of the new words, my 14 year old has to help me.
2006-11-16 15:16:31 · answer #10 · answered by dakota29575 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋