Audio zepis numer pdeciadva kopra adin Today in our studio we have Mrs. Patricia O', Neill, an expert in the development of languages which exist on our planet.0:00
Welcome, Mrs. O'. Neill.0:14
Please call me Patricia.0:17
We've invited you, Patricia, to discuss the place of English in the world.0:19
I think it is a very interesting subject.0:24
Nobody, I hope, will deny the fact that English is widely spoken these days.0:27
It is often referred to as a global language, though it is not an official language in many countries.0:32
More and more people over the world are trying to learn English as a second language.0:39
In Russia, for example, the majority of parents would like their children to learn English.0:45
And it is the foreign language most often taught in our secondary schools.0:49
That is fairly understandable.0:54
By the way, the situation is the same around the world.0:56
English can help a lot in practically all the spheres of our life.1:00
There is no doubt about it.1:04
But analyzing the status of the English language experts also express concern because there are arguments for and against this.1:06
On the one hand, it is very convenient to have a language that is able to unite people.1:16
If we all share one and the same means of communication, it is easier for us to understand each other.1:22
And in my opinion it is very important for politicians.1:29
Not only politicians.1:32
World trade, science and technology are also extremely significant and very dependent on the use of English.1:34
Frankly speaking, if you know English, you have a lot of advantages, especially abroad.1:42
The benefits of being able to speak English are not disputed.1:49
But what are the disadvantages of English language expansion throughout the globe?1:52
In my view, it can lead to the dominance of the English speaking countries in the field of culture.1:57
Then this process can result in minority languages disappearing.2:03
We know such examples from history.2:07
Language death caused by English used to be particularly common in areas like Australia and North America.2:11
For example, during the colonisation, many languages of North American Indians were absorbed by speakers of English.2:19
Can you comment on the process of borrowing words from English?2:27
Just as English itself borrowed words from many different languages over its history, English words appear and are highly used in a great number of languages around the world.2:31
Now, in my opinion, it is only natural.2:41
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