What do americans feel about english language and the fact they speak a language of another country?

Question

What do americans think of english language and other european languages?
Do americans consider english language more of their own than english?

Why is it not called american language?

You all got me wrong. I meant:
Does it feel strange to any americans that they speak ENGLISH? like french in france speak french, swedes in sweden speak swedish etc.
Does it ever seem strange to an american that you speak english but you're not english etc.

Answer 1

Americans have a habit of not really thinking about other countries. If you look at most European countries you'll see that the majority of children learn English fluently, whereas in America very few students ever become fluent in a foreign language.

And it's not called American language because it's not its own language. Americans speak a dialect of English, the same way they speak a dialect of English in Australia.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Americans who are foreign language buffs like myself are actually a minority of the total population. Whenever I've tried to speak to students about foreign languages in either the public schools or the community colleges its been met with some hostility.

Someone once told me that Americans have always had much the same attitudes about foreign languages that the British have had . . .that it is unpatriotic to speak anything other than English. I pretty much agree if you're talking about the general American population.

The United States and England were one country until at least 1776, technically until the Paris Peace Treaty of 1783. So, it is natural for Americans to speak English and not regard it as the language of another country.

If history had taken a different turn, the American Revolution could have very well spread to England too. The fact that the British sent troops across the Atlantic to fight it on American soil might be the very reason that it never came to England. If this is true, then the American Revolutionary War would be a war that they did not completely lose.

Answer 4

Well, they scream at the top of their lungs that they speak english, but what they really speak is a dialect

Answer 5

English is the language of America. What's up?
You could just as easily ask about Australia, New Zealand, or Canada (just to name a few of the larger countries)

Or about Mexico, Venezuela or El Salvador with Spanish....it's our language.

Answer 6

Its to do with the war and stuff like that.

Answer 7

It really doesn't bother me. Sure the language may come from England but their are special characteristics of American English that make it unique from British English or Australian English.
As far as other European languages, I think they're all great. I've learned Spanish and Portuguese and know some basics for Italian and French. Cool stuff!

Answer 8

English is a widely spoken language, as is spanish. In different areas you'll find different dialects. This is why children in European countries are taught English as a second language and need to become fluent in it.

Answer 9

You are mistaken. The language that American speak is their own language. Only difference is that it is American English. It is this language which is more popular world wide than the British English.

Answer 10

American English is a language that has absorbed many words from other languages. It is different from UK English. But the most important thing to remember is that we are all one big family on this earth. Language differences are truly meaningless.