英语的全球化与语言的多样性

The globalization of English and linguistic diversity

伴随全球化进程,英语已成了当今世界的主导性语言,并在全球范围传播和普及。英语的全球化给世界语言多样性的生态样式带来了极大的破坏。因此,及时采取措施对策,反对英语的霸 权,保护世界语言多样性的生存样式已是刻不容缓。

English is integral to the globalization processes and has now become a dominant language. The worldwide use of English has posed a threat to the other languages and consequently the linguistic diversity of the world. This article calls for immediate policies to be taken to counter the hegemony of English and to preserve linguistic diversity.