151 The Story of English By Don L. F. Nilsen Based on The Story of English By Robert McCrum, Robert MacNeil and William Cran (Penguin, 2003)

152 Introduction to The Story of English (xi-8) Google: Ali G: –Borat from Kazakstan Snoots: –“Syntax Nudnicks of Our Time” –People who have watched The Story of English more than once (McCrum xii)

153 Language Variation Language Dialect Accent Variety VARIES Model (McCrum 4)

154 Varieties of English Denglisch Ebonics Franglish Indian English Japlish Spanglish (McCrum 5)

155 Global Languages: Explain politics & cultures creating: Farsi: The language of the Persian Empire Greek: The language of the Greek Empire Latin: The language of the Roman Empire English: The global language of today

156 The Bible in Vernacular Languages In Aramaic Translated into Greek Translated into Latin (Roman Catholic Church) Translated into German by Martin Luther (Guttenberg Bible) (cf. McCrum xvi)

157 Translations of the Bible into English 1380s John Wyclif’s translation William Tyndale’s translation 1534 Henry VIII’s Translation for Anglican Church King James I’s Translation (about 8,000 words) –Took Six Years –Translators from Cambridge, Oxford, London Modern Translations into everyday English (McCrum )

158 Global English Poll: “Everyone should speak English” –70 % of Britons agreed. –82 % of Dutch agreed –76 % of Italians agreed. –Even 66 % of French agreed (McCrum xiii)

159 Early 1990s Eclipse of Soviet Union This meant that rather than two superpowers there was one superpower, and English became more important in such countries as China and Brazil. English became more important in Russia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania & other East European countries. (McCrum xvi)

1510 English Only Queen Elizabeth King James (and the Bible) Today in Arizona etc. Cf. French-Only movement in France (outlawing “Franglish”) CF. German-Only movement in Germany (outlawing “Denglisch”) Cf. Spanish-Only movement in Spain (outlawing (“Spanglish”) Cf. Portuguese-Only movement in Portugal (McCrum xvi-xvii)

1511 English as a Global Language I 75 % of European children learn English in School The default language for in the European Union is English There are 180 delegates in the UN for whom English is their second language In many countries, English words are acquiring new meanings. In Germany, “handy” means “mobile phone.” Do you know of other examples? (McCrum xvii) There are now about 2 billion speakers of English (about 1/3 of the world’s population (McCrum xviii)

1512 English as a Global Language II American Culture (Movies, Ads, Television) Internet (80 % of all web pages are in English): Many multilingual web sites: English for reach & local language for identity Trade and Tourism ABC, NBC, CBS, BBC, CBC, CNN… Science & Technology (including military) (McCrum xix)

1513 !The Three Waves of Alvin Toffler + The Fourth Wave of Milton Friedman 1. Independence (rural) 2. Assembly line: Manipulation of things (Ford) 3. Computers: Manipulation of language (Gates) 4. The Flat Earth: Combination of the 2 nd and 3 rd Waves (Milton Friedman) NOTE: We need a global language to operate in the 4 th wave. (cf. McCrum xix)

1514 !!Important English Authors William Shakespeare (playwright) Charles Dickens (vernacular) Mark Twain (vernacular) George Bernard Shaw (Pygmalion and Lerner and Lowe’s My Fair Lady) (McCrum 2)

15 !!!Works Cited McCrum, Robert, William Cran, and Robert MacNeil. The Story of English. New York, NY: Penguin, (source of map citations) McCrum, Robert, William Cran, and Robert MacNeil. The Story of English: Third Revised Edition. New York, NY: Penguin, (source of text citations)