英语依然具备强劲的生命力

• 作 者: 笑政
• 出 处: 经济世界
• 发表日期: 1997年01期
• 关键词: 地方性文化 西方文化 文化多元主义 加勒比地区 下根 中所 空中交通管制 混合剂 你喜欢 他故

在我们这个星球上,英语广泛的传播已经成为一种前所未有的语言现象。值得注意的是,当今世界上说英语的人中多数并不以英语为母语。有人估计每五个说英语的人中只有一个来自英语母语国家。英语研究权威人士之一布拉吉·卡邱鲁认为,英语正在世界各地扎下根来,并且成为地方性文化的载体,而不再只是国际间交流中一件方便的工具。亚洲、非洲和加勒比地区文学中对英语的广泛使用就是明证。人们对英语在卡邱鲁的祖国——印度的特殊地位有着广泛深入的研究。这个国家的宪法规定,印地语为官

The widespread spread of English on our planet has become an unprecedented linguistic phenomenon. It is noteworthy that the majority of people in the world who speak English are not native speakers of English. It is estimated that only one out of every five English speakers comes from a native English-speaking country. Braghi Qatulu, one of the leading English language researchers, believes that English is taking root around the world and becoming a carrier of local culture, not just a handy tool in international exchanges. The widespread use of English in Asian, African and Caribbean literature is proof. There is extensive and in-depth research on the special status of English in Ka Qiu Lu’s motherland, India. The country’s constitution provides that Hindi is an official