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]]> By: Liz http://pocketcultures.com/topicsoftheworld/2009/01/26/top-10-languages-on-the-internet/#comment-5300 Liz Tue, 26 May 2009 07:06:53 +0000 http://pocketcultures.com/topicsoftheworld/?p=313#comment-5300 Hi Danie. Good point - of course they can learn. My point was, native speakers sometimes do have to learn how to communicate with non-native speakers, even when they are talking English. I am a native English speaker, and I know that when I am talking with my (foreign) friends I use a different English than when I am talking with my family, for example. Sometimes they teach me words as well! Hi Danie. Good point - of course they can learn. My point was, native speakers sometimes do have to learn how to communicate with non-native speakers, even when they are talking English. I am a native English speaker, and I know that when I am talking with my (foreign) friends I use a different English than when I am talking with my family, for example. Sometimes they teach me words as well!

]]> By: Danie http://pocketcultures.com/topicsoftheworld/2009/01/26/top-10-languages-on-the-internet/#comment-5280 Danie Mon, 25 May 2009 20:04:59 +0000 http://pocketcultures.com/topicsoftheworld/?p=313#comment-5280 " But this might not help native English speakers - it seems they cannot understand International English as it is spoken by non-native speakers" Pfff that's non sense, what do you think if the native english speakers learn other languange ._. ” But this might not help native English speakers - it seems they cannot understand International English as it is spoken by non-native speakers”

Pfff that’s non sense, what do you think if the native english speakers learn other languange ._.

]]> By: ian http://pocketcultures.com/topicsoftheworld/2009/01/26/top-10-languages-on-the-internet/#comment-2883 ian Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:37:19 +0000 http://pocketcultures.com/topicsoftheworld/?p=313#comment-2883 Very interesting article. Will be interested to see how thing develop over the next 5 years. Very interesting article. Will be interested to see how thing develop over the next 5 years.

]]> By: Liz http://pocketcultures.com/topicsoftheworld/2009/01/26/top-10-languages-on-the-internet/#comment-2829 Liz Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:15:22 +0000 http://pocketcultures.com/topicsoftheworld/?p=313#comment-2829 I agree. It will be interesting to see how effective English can be as more and more local web content is written in local languages. The Latin American web community is already quite self-contained from what I've seen. I agree. It will be interesting to see how effective English can be as more and more local web content is written in local languages. The Latin American web community is already quite self-contained from what I’ve seen.

]]> By: Manictastic http://pocketcultures.com/topicsoftheworld/2009/01/26/top-10-languages-on-the-internet/#comment-2828 Manictastic Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:51:38 +0000 http://pocketcultures.com/topicsoftheworld/?p=313#comment-2828 English on the internet will always be higher than the actual number of mother tongue speakers of English because it fulfils the role of lingua franca. The form of international English will be highly different though from the classical form of English taught in schools. Another trend is indeed the breaking up of the internet in language subgroups. With four dominant languages which will ultimately grow out to be the most influential languages for the next century. I'm quite sure that English will control intercontinental connections, and control North-America, Europe and Australia/New Zealand, India and Africa. Chinese will become influential in East Asia. Spanish in Latin America. Arabic in the muslim world. English on the internet will always be higher than the actual number of mother tongue speakers of English because it fulfils the role of lingua franca. The form of international English will be highly different though from the classical form of English taught in schools.

Another trend is indeed the breaking up of the internet in language subgroups. With four dominant languages which will ultimately grow out to be the most influential languages for the next century. I’m quite sure that English will control intercontinental connections, and control North-America, Europe and Australia/New Zealand, India and Africa. Chinese will become influential in East Asia. Spanish in Latin America. Arabic in the muslim world.

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