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ENGLISH IN THE 20th CENTURY
Tarik El Adraoui

In the 19th and 20th centuries, English emerged as the leading language in areas which have affected all aspects of society and laid the cultural foundation for the eventual growth of English as a world language. The rise of the British Empire could have established English as a world language. But in fact, the rise of US economy continued the English language dominance.

Following the World War II, English has been rapidly spreading around the world and related with the growth of the US as a powerful country in terms of economic, political, technological and cultural issues, then, some European languages, as French or German, were replaced in all that fields. According to the author, the US was destined to be the most powerful of industrialized countries because of its own natural and human resources. This evidenced in a huge number of English native speakers existing and increasing each day due to international exchange.

World institutions began to require English as a dominant language with significant figures over others in advertising, education, translation, scientific research, communication and technology. In order to have a working language for international economic relations, financial institutions have increased the use of English for international economic relations and it started through some strategic plans where the US was participating in the economic restauration done as a consequence of the economic impact in Europe and part of Asia during the second war. Then, having a global language became easier to expand the economy and the world exchange, and also that situation has influenced the culture and education around the world, giving the English the chance to gain dominance everywhere.
English has become the principal language for writing and research about science and technology, and then it

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