WHAT DOES WORLD LANGUAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
World language
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world language is a language spoken internationally and which is learned by many people as a second language. A world language is not only characterized by the number of speakers, but also by its geographical distribution, international organizations and in diplomatic relations. In this respect, major world languages are dominated by languages of European origin. The historical reason for this is the period of expansionist European imperialism and colonialism. The world's most widely used language is English which has over 1.8 billion users world wide. French is the traditional language of diplomacy, and remains one of the working languages of many international organizations. The international prominence of Arabic has its historical reason in the medieval Islamic conquests and the subsequent Arabization of the Middle East and North Africa, and also exists as a liturgical language amongst Muslim communities outside of the Arab World.
Definition of world language in the English dictionary
The definition of world language in the dictionary is a language spoken and known in many countries, such as English. Other definition of world language is an artificial language for international use, such as Esperanto.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORLD LANGUAGE»
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world language in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
world language and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Always On :
Language in an Online and Mobile
World:
Language ...
Our 300-year-old written culture is on the verge of redefinition, Baron notes. It's up to us to determine how and when we use language technologies, and to weigh the personal and social benefits--and costs--of being "always on.
Naomi S. Baron Professor of Linguistics American University,
2008
Learn to speak, understand, read, and write Farsi with confidence.
Zvjezdana Vrzić, Living Language (Firm),
2007
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World Language Teacher Education: Transitions and Challenges ...
This volume is an effort to share the contributors' knowledge, experience and ideas with colleagues, particularly with novice language teacher educators.
4
Mosaicos: Spanish as a
World Language, Unbound (for Books a ...
The 5th edition of "Mosaicos: Spanish as a World Language "provides a fresh, 2lst-century perspective on language teaching and learning in the context of a dynamic introduction to the Hispanic world and its people.
Matilde Olivella Castells, Elizabeth E Guzman, Paloma Lapuerta,
2009
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Empires of the Word: A
Language History of the
World
Nicholas Ostler's Empires of the Word is the first history of the world's great tongues, gloriously celebrating the wonder of words that binds communities together and makes possible both the living of a common history and the telling of it ...
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Learning to read the
world:
language and literacy in the ...
The newborn is amazingly equipped to acquire language and literacy--these early years are the foundation upon which later learning is built.
Sharon E. Rosenkoetter, Joanne Knapp-Philo,
2006
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The Role of English as a
World Language
As the following paragraphs show this is exactly one of the reasons that people are so familiar with it nowadays, and that made me think about this language a little bit more intensive: English is everywhere, even in an official monolingual ...
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The Logos-structure of the
World:
Language as a Model of Reality
What unites these is the phenomenology or "empiricism of consciousness" employed by the author, who always speaks out of, and toward, experience. This is no ordinary philosophical text, but a guide to the experience of cognition itself.
Georg Kühlewind, Michael Lipson,
1992
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A Guide to
World Language Dictionaries
Organized in alphabetical order by language, the "Guide" appraises the main dictionaries, assessing the special value of each, its strengths and weaknesses, and how different dictionaries complement one another.
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Globish: How English Became the
World's
Language
Discusses how Anglo-American has become the language of the world, and describes the changes that English has brought to far-away cultures in distant places.
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORLD LANGUAGE»
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world language is used in the context of the following news items.
Some schools offering students more foreign language classes
In spite of increased interest, educators and world language advocates said restricted state and local funding and a shortage of certified teachers have kept New ... «Washington Times, Jan 15»