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Is Chinglish Just English ‘Happily Leading an Alternative Lifestyle Without Us?’
"But what’s happening to English may be its own thing: It’s mingling with so many more local languages than Latin ever did, that it’s on a path toward a global tongue—what’s coming to be known as Panglish,” writes Erard. “Soon, when Americans travel abroad, one of the languages they’ll have to learn may be their own.”
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COMMENTSAs an English professor who has taught in northeast Asia, I have often reflected on the parallel between Latin’s morphing into the romance languages and what is happening with global English today. However, based on my classroom memories and encounters with Chinese menus, I don’t think these local Englishes will ever develop into languages capable of highly literate expression. They seem doomed to mere ways of getting by. By on 7.1.08 at 10:46 AM
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