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大国除了对其殖民地和附属国进行政治、经济统治之外,同时还施以强大的文化影响。在这方面,语言则是一个特别富有戏剧性的例证。法国和英国曾在非洲编织了一个语言罗网。随着帝国的衰落,其文化统治地位开始风雨飘摇,而语言也未能幸免。若要洞悉共产主义衰弱之后的世界大国间的权力变化,且先听听前苏联阵营国家目前在使用何种语言。 对于语言及其所体现的文化,人们往往怀着强烈的爱或恨,因其是征服者的语言和文化。但是,无论其动机是出于狂热躁动的民族主义情感,还是出于与人交善的热望,人们为自己及子女所选择的任何一种语言,既能使他们认识到该语言在世界中所
In addition to the political and economic domination of their colonies and dependencies, the great powers exert a strong cultural influence as well. In this respect, language is a particularly dramatic example. France and Britain have woven a language network in Africa. As the empire declined, its cultural dominance began to falter, and language was not spared. To understand the changes in power between the world powers after the communist weakness, and first listen to what languages the former Soviet Union countries are currently using. People often have a strong love or hatred of the language and culture it embodies because it is the language and culture of the conqueror. But no matter what motivation is motivated by nationalistic sentiments of fanaticism or out of hope for human beings’ good intentions, any language people choose for themselves and their children enables them to realize that the language is in the world