tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992764823300241234.post9081757574203582326..comments2023-10-30T22:14:00.538+09:00Comments on Going on Rails: Who owns the English language?Eiji Sakai a.k.a. elm200http://www.blogger.com/profile/07259027018805783593noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992764823300241234.post-69361397598745633832014-05-12T08:26:42.443+09:002014-05-12T08:26:42.443+09:00This language will always belong to the people who...This language will always belong to the people who use it. It will accommodate the needs of the culture if you create a reason for it to be necessary. The language only has enough words for the ideas that are available. When a new idea arises, new words and phrases are created. If say, Mandarin speakers (the most prominent language by population) used English or created a hybrid by expanding the English vocabulary to suit the ideas of the people, and that spread, chances are high that a new world language would be created.Some English Teachernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992764823300241234.post-4863927730136537872012-08-16T06:48:27.436+09:002012-08-16T06:48:27.436+09:00By stating "If English wishes to be a truly g...By stating "If English wishes to be a truly global language" you are completely missing the point. English is intended for those in the UK and those former colonies who,of their own volition, continue to have English as their native language. It has become a global language because, despite the apparent weaknesses identified by people like you, many non UK countries have popularised it so it must have something going for it. If you Japanese want to speak English then invent your own....as the Americans have done!!Alf Rileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992764823300241234.post-20944923058731321262010-01-12T20:03:52.532+09:002010-01-12T20:03:52.532+09:00New Zealanders speak quite different kind of Engli...New Zealanders speak quite different kind of English - they admit themselves - and I had difficulties in adjusting my American English to Kiwi English.<br /><br />It is amazing that however differ they are, they all are still English. I think we are too afraid of creating our own version of English. If we all speak English in some certain way - it would be Japanese English - it surely would be a major variation of English which boasts one of the biggest speaking population. Definitely more than Kiwi English ;-)Ray Murakamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17510989313468998904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992764823300241234.post-75357681010450177432009-12-31T09:50:59.985+09:002009-12-31T09:50:59.985+09:00Bill Chapman said...
>Have you ever learned Es...Bill Chapman said...<br /><br />>Have you ever learned Esperanto? I would be very happy to communicate with you in that language.I'd like to see it more widely used.<br /><br />Hmm... In my opinion, Esperanto is heavily influenced by European languages in terms of vocabulary and grammar. As a native speaker of a non-European language, learning Esperanto is no easy task. Sometimes I fantasize that Indonesian would be a global lingua franca because it is written in only alphabets(without any accent marks) and grammar and pronunciation are really simple and easy to learn.<br /><br />Have you ever learned Indonesian?Eiji Sakai a.k.a. elm200https://www.blogger.com/profile/07259027018805783593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992764823300241234.post-89238694687277845092009-12-31T02:42:43.937+09:002009-12-31T02:42:43.937+09:00You wrote "I am not a native English speaker,...You wrote "I am not a native English speaker, but am still entitled to use it to convey my ideas to the people across the world. In order to keep it possible to communicate with many different people, I should use a standard English" You deserve praise for your clear English - but I am not convinced that English in any form should become an international language.<br /><br />Have you ever learned Esperanto? I would be very happy to communicate with you in that language.I'd like to see it more widely used.<br /><br />Feliĉan Novjaron! Happy New Year!Bill Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12810992711601197508noreply@blogger.com