Questão 3165452

The global expansion of English involves only linguistic and educational issues.

The expansion of English means not only the expansion of the language, but also the expansion of a set of discourses that, by promoting English, simultaneously promote ideals of progress, and studies of grammar.

The link between the expansion of English and British colonialism and North American imperialism must be ignored.

English is not “global” but “worldwide”. The term “worldwide” is linked to the sphere of culture. [...] As a world language, English breaks away from its roots and gains its own existence as a deterritorialized language, capable of being enunciated, appropriated, and re-signified by speakers of different mother tongues in everyday faceto-face and/or virtual interactions.

Global English has owners, “native speakers”. It belongs to all those who use it for some purpose in their daily lives. It is a global language and no longer a foreign language, because it is increasingly becoming the common language among non-native speakers of English around the world.