This paper is a discussion of the role of the English language as a possible unifying factor across nations, peoples and cultures. Owing to their spread, brought about by colonization first and by economic, scientific, political, military, cultural power in more recent years, ―Englishes‖ have become a wide ―linguistic umbrella‖ whose intrinsic characteristics have favoured their use all over the world. English is now at the crossroads of many communicative needs in a variety of social contexts, often bridging complex ethnic realities, while being a means of modernization and internationalization.

Maggioni, M. L., English: a bridge over troubled (linguistic) waters, <<IN ESSE: ENGLISH STUDIES IN ALBANIA>>, 2020; 11 (1): 20-39 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/192002]

English: a bridge over troubled (linguistic) waters

Maggioni, Maria Luisa
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2020

Abstract

This paper is a discussion of the role of the English language as a possible unifying factor across nations, peoples and cultures. Owing to their spread, brought about by colonization first and by economic, scientific, political, military, cultural power in more recent years, ―Englishes‖ have become a wide ―linguistic umbrella‖ whose intrinsic characteristics have favoured their use all over the world. English is now at the crossroads of many communicative needs in a variety of social contexts, often bridging complex ethnic realities, while being a means of modernization and internationalization.
2020
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Maggioni, M. L., English: a bridge over troubled (linguistic) waters, <<IN ESSE: ENGLISH STUDIES IN ALBANIA>>, 2020; 11 (1): 20-39 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/192002]
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