2006-12-15 20:47:13 · 10 answers · asked by Kristenite’s Back! 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The billion dollar question is - where? [Rates hiked up due to inflation.]
The National Language of which Nation?
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2006-12-15 21:48:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, the English language is not nationalized so that means we must provide translations using the taxpayers money. That means that in a court of law, if someone does not speak English, a translator must be provided. All of these labels on our cereal boxes, electrical domestic items, pharmacies, and government systems must spend extra money to provide this information in other languages. That is very costly. I cannot think of any other country that provides this service. If you get in trouble with the law in other countries, you had better have big money to pay for a translator so that you can understand what is going on in court. So think about that for a while and decide what kind of priorities you would like done with your tax money and if it is really worth it when you vote.
2006-12-16 03:30:56 · answer #2 · answered by Chimes 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
National language? What does that mean? Should other languages be outlawed all together? Should they be outlawed just in schools? Should a business not have the right to broaden its costomer base by advertising in two languages? Should people have the right to not be mildly bothered when they hear or see another language? Does this country need to establish a dominate language that is superior to others? "National language" Please explain this.
2006-12-15 21:01:26 · answer #3 · answered by rock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is idiotic to use language as a political tool. it always backfires. and as for the spread of english, it is happening with an unstoppable dynamic all over the world, so there is absolutely no need to "protect" it with legislation. It is all the other languages that need protection.
2006-12-16 01:41:38 · answer #4 · answered by niko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my national language is malay, but english is our second language... we speak as much english as malay, so it doesn't matter if english is yr national language or not... as long as you're fluent in it and nobody discriminates you for that
2006-12-15 21:04:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you refer to the USA, I think so, but first you must make mandatory its learning among those people that call themselves english speakers. Those don't speak english but a dialect
2006-12-23 11:11:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah it should be our natioanl lang,English is very rich in vocabolary,English is the most important world lang today no lang is so widespread as English the umber of people who speak English is now exxeeds 400 million i most of the devolping countries in Asia and africa English is the medium of instruction they also translate famous English books in to thier languages
English is one of the richest languages in the world About seventy per cent of world litrature is in English so it sould be the interationl lang
2006-12-15 21:03:19 · answer #7 · answered by Noor 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes, It would be logical to have .
2006-12-15 20:51:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
why bother changing it
2006-12-15 20:53:32 · answer #9 · answered by Matt S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is . . .already.
2006-12-15 20:58:43 · answer #10 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋