Keywords: english words and culture, english language globalization
Abstract
In this newspaper, I will look at the subject matter of English terminology and the comparative importance it levels in the sphere of globalization and ethnic homogenization. The use of English dialect has intensified the ongoing procedure for the present day communicative world amidst the impact of socio-cultural globalization. Its competency in the global scenario is highly desired in communication as also in occupying better positions on the market market as an inter-linkage of understanding between several countries that inhabit social attachment of one's own dialect. However English terms is criticized on account of heterogeneity that is out there on the globe countries which frequently provoke conflicts, combined with the varying cultural settings through different procedures and physical characteristics, and that language is the one that define their ethnical background. Despite the fact that English words being the most influential panorama in the global dialect field, especially on the socio-cultural aspect, it has been argued that its impact has devalued certain ethnic norms and techniques which is meant to truly have a negative impact on the dialect and culture of certain countries, especially of those colonized countries and the non-English speaking cultures. Nevertheless English terms has a great impact about how people view themselves and others in the variety of cultural background and within one's own ethnic milieu. Furthermore, English language and its setting of education have a larger impact on our culture and relevant understandings. Despite being critiqued in many aspects, it establishes a dominating feature along the way of globalization with the subsequent effect it is wearing the socio- ethnical exchange and learning.
Introduction
Language is one of the most crucial tools that greatly recognize the capacity of human beings, inserting humans at the 'top of the evolutionary ladder' (Neuliep 2006: 246). Anthropologist and linguist like Edward Sapir argued that the terminology of a culture comes with an impact on folks belonging to that particular area about how they think, how they perceive the globe around them, that they view their natural and cultural environments; In the same way, Whorf also stress on the proven fact that the dialects of the people determine different types of observations that helps understand the world differently (Ibid. ). This led to the Sapir- Whorf Hypothesis that rests on two ideas- the 'theory of linguistic determinism' which is convinced that what one thinks is determined by what words one speaks and the 'principle of linguistic relativity' which determines that the various views of the world as seen by the sound system derive from the different dialects they belong to. While there are linguists who believe the dialect of people is determined by the vocabulary and the sentence structure framework that corresponds to the 'nonverbal' culture with regards to the 'geographic, climatic, kinesic, spatial, and proxemic aspects' of culture that shows itself to the culture's terms (Ibid. 246-248).
On one hand, the varied varieties of vocabulary and the meanings mounted on the terms is a form of culture and as such language and culture are inextricably linked; while on the other hands, a group's terms defines their ethnical group and social identity that permit social bonds stronger. Language make possible, people belonging to different ethnicities, to talk effectively that are in ways enriching one's personal and professional connection. It is an important tool for a knowledge based skills attitudes which combine 'ideas, customs, behaviors, and principles' that enable oneself to take part in the neighborhood and international topics, while enriching one's personal and professional life that characterize its impact in the process of the socio-cultural globalization. Vocabulary determines the historical traditions of people and their individual culture that are rooted in their behaviour and behavior through numerous form (Ibid)
In the website of socio-cultural perspectives, Waters (1995: 3) identifies globalization as "a interpersonal process where the constraints of geography on public and cultural arrangements recede and in which people become more and more aware that they are receding" (in Sengupta 2000: 3140). Certain conditions that capabilities to the global culture results are 'Westernization', 'Mcdonalisation' or 'Cocacolonization' that happen to be much talked about in the discourse of globalization, to which 'Westernization' pulls a lot of its critique on account of the relative effects that draws upon the rest of the world around cultural diffusion can be involved (Ibid. ). In addition, those factors that effect the procedure of globalization are met 'through symbols of values, preferences and tastes, and not through economical materials and politics electric power exchanges' (Ibid. 3141).
In the domain name of establishing British language as a global practice, Britain and USA seem to have an upper hand due to its strong political and economic ability for the past two centuries. The use of English Vocabulary in the areas varying from 'posting, science, technology, business, diplomacy, air-traffic control and popular music', are drawn largely by the aforesaid countries to forming a favorite 'world terms' more popularly
English Terminology in the Globalization era
. In the last times, there is an indication with regard to British as a global terminology, i. e. , 'The International Herald Tribune', the former NY Herald Tribune described as 'The world's daily magazine' (Phillipson 2001: 188-89). British language is perhaps the renowned language on the planet spoken by native as well non-native speakers. Globalization is the buzzword the globe is discussing and there are comprehensive literatures that relate to it but there is not much literature that specifically relates to globalization and the British language around the study on the global English can be involved (Ibid. ).
English competency is regarded as an essential tool for success in the time of globalization, which is mainly found in the computer systems when the globe is largely interpreted through it. The words of British is very popular worldwide it has an immense role in specifying the dominance of communicators in the present globalization times that influences socio-cultural identities. The dialect of English is also a central part in the dominance of 'international politics and commerce' while also in the military services links and culture (Phillipson 2001: 187). In the European Union too, there is much visibility on British being its dominating language, within the central Europe the knowledge of English terminology is now a simple skill for today's adaptability just like other skills like worries or by using a computer.
It is therefore acknowledgeable that British language is regarded as an 'international vocabulary' that allow visitors to understand the means of the entire world better and even communicate more easily. It permits people belonging to different cultural track record to come closer also to understand each other better through the communicative mode of interaction. British language is now regarded as the dominant language in the world, more popular than France because the last mentioned is seen to be burning off its earth of main concern in its studies and in the everyday usage.
Further, Arnold (2006) strains on issues concerning how in the global world the English dialect implicates the non-English speaking culture or countries to create itself to a form a worldwide culture, while denoting that the globalization effect on socio ethnic aspect is also caused by the colonization affects and electric power. Then there are occasions where, about 6000-7000 spoken languages and many more 'sign languages' and hundreds of languages across the national borders, as well as the role of the monolingual speaking land expresses that greatly damaged the marketing systems and the consequent threatening affects induced by globalization (Phillipson 2001: 188-89).
Critical aspects of English Terminology in the globalization era
There are a whole lot of questionable issues as much as the conceptualization on British as the global language is concerned. Despite the fact that the language has proclaimed its strength as an essentially standardized form in the speaking languages of the world, it's been critiqued for its limitations since it cannot be put on every country or speaking areas on earth. Phillipson (2001) mentions that 'bulk of the world's residents do not speak English, whether as a mother tongue or as another or foreign language' and therefore, urges upon scholars to investigate things in this specific matter concerning whether the English language really do serve the necessity of the citizens on the planet or, if its use serve the better of everyone in the world if it's being considered as the world terms.
A lot of decisions that have an impact on the world's human population are taken in English like the educational academics and like the scholars, and therefore it is doubtful as to whether it provides the interests of men and women on earth or whose hobbies would it actually provide? (Ibid. 189). In addition, the colonial legacy in India is considered as acquiring not only the region's economy and territory however in conquering brains that further claims that the educational coverage of the English was based to build 'A course of individuals, Indians in blood and colour, English in flavour, in impression, in morals and in intellect' (Ibid. 189). Furthermore, we will get the dominance of the English dialect at every educational institutions and universities, as also of the distance educational regulations and purposes.
On critiquing the diffusion and domination of the English language, it entails that 'the promotion of one words (British) and one culture (the USA's) at the expense of others' through 'linguistic imperialism with something of development and ideologies' brings about 'an financially expansionist and exploitative world order', while Agnihotri and Khanna (1997) dispute for a need to transfer language planning paradigms so that British would sustain rather than ruin 'the multi-lingual ethos of India' (Ibid. 193).
While there's a visible diffusion especially on the part of English language spreading throughout the world, it is also important to protect one's words that features its cultural options. On account of this, it well known that aside from one's mom tongue there are numerous people who speak British which has an enormous effect on one's id. In this regard, it has been argued that the ethnic parts in a language dies once there is a prominent and frequent use of English while the local one diminishes, and as such, there's a need to stress to maintain linguistic diversity so that one's culture be prevailed (Arnold 2006)
In the process of globalization, the entire world Bank also retains the consumption and role of British as the pioneer of educational policy along with other transnational corporations including the European Union (EU), while there are certain corporations that aid and provide money projects to be able to update their business for the purpose of English basically, utilizing British education for business goal (Phillipson 2001: 190-92). David Blunkett, the Uk Minister for Education and Occupation alleged that they employ English dialect as an instrument for economical development and competency, while they also intends to extend their culture overseas from the point of view of ethnical globalization (Ibid. ).
With the globalization as the spark of the various ongoing factors between your world countries, even the usage of the present Information Technology (IT) characterizes British as the e-language of the world. English terms being supposedly the 'terms of electric globalization' at the present world was also 'the vocabulary of geographic globalization' in the earlier times which includes an impact on the related 'social imperialism' (Arnold 2006: 2). This effect that it is wearing the colonized countries and their relative cultures is understood to truly have a negative impact so far as conserving one's original identification and culture can be involved. In this connection, it has been critiqued that English terms as global terms destructs the non-English speaking communities, which is thought as impacting their local culture's lives. Hence, it is assumed that considering British language as a global form of terms will be like 'one world: one dictionary' or questions if it could also suggest 'one world: one language'?
The English culture is considered as the most dominant in the ethnic imperialism impact, as also as a result of fact that it offers influenced the culture of the world education that lines through Africa, America, Asia, and Australia; they have enabled to form a sort of community different from its cultural track record (Ibid. 3). Hence, the English vocabulary is criticized on the bottom which it has led to a devalued form of our very own languages in the community practices that involves our traditions and beliefs, laws and regulations and preferred form of lives, which in turn has made our culture strayed from its original belonging. Nevertheless, the British language is recognized as the strongest of all global influences as far as the diffusion of dialects are worried (Ibid. ). The imperialistic attitude of English terminology in the globalization process is also seen at both theories particularly 'Exploitation Theory' which is the imperialistic form of way and the 'Grassroots Theory' that takes a neutral role in the combination boundary communication process
Impact of British Words on globalization and cultural homogenization
After the II world conflict, the globalization impact helped bring with it the free trade arrangement that further led to transfer of goods and services (financial as well social); the economical leading were the development, trade and travelling while the social transfer in the form of music, fine art, fashion and standards of living, communication through INTERNET and Vocabulary. This aspect of goods and service transfer in the globalization process places British language as one important aspect, that subsequently has a huge impact on the level of communicators' linkages, locally and internationally, which criterion makes British as the prominent form of communication process in the globalized world.
With the globalization result and the role of it that has ushered in, the sooner definition of 'geographic colonization' has terminated to development of the 'electronic digital globalization' that has role to experiment with in the socio-cultural areas of people's life, in a way that geography does not matter nowadays, however that, local lives can be lived and extended through electronic means of communication and posting ideas and knowledge (Arnold 2006). English language is predominantly used as the global method of communication which has a greater impact in the global culture seen as a a kind of modernized 'e-language' throughout the diffusion of culture writing. Hence, English dialect is seen as a its effect on the homogeneity and heterogeneity of world civilizations despite being critiqued that it is predicated on its colonized mission and strategies that furthers the situation of non-English speaking neighborhoods. Its enables one to identify the several cultures that exists in the world and to view one's own within the ethnical backdrop and the diverse set of practices on the planet on account of it.
Redman (2002) have argued that, communities that point out their languages and ethnicities are understanding how to become homogenized and that 'English spans the split between people and cultures. It isn't owned or operated by Britain and America: now it belongs to everyone', in addition, Burnett (2004) argues that British language could belong to everyone and all the methods and civilizations of other dialects vanish or of no consumption any longer (in Arnold 2006: 3). The globalization and technical intervention has taken about a most popular form of any web-based language- English language that has at first led to a formation of a new form of culture and words authenticity (Ibid. ). Hence the web-based English words is intensifying the procedure of communication and in sharing world wide cultures across various areas.
The role of English vocabulary has a great impact on various aspects such as political, economic-business, education, socio-cultural and other factors that vary from local to international perspectives. Its consumption is like opening windows to the wider world that is believed to bring about financial progress and a much better means of connecting for any kind of international understandings. British language is taking over the world communicative process and hence, the local culture too (Arnold 2006). Arguing on a topic concerning whether English dialect is a killer language or not, it's been observed that it is not necessarily a killer terms because it operates relating to situation or dominance, while another important aspect of it is that, it generally does not only impose applications of vocabularies abroad; it has additionally been implementing itself to the expressions of other languages and ethnicities
Eventually it has led to the formation of a borderless world, a techno-driven on the global real/virtual basis of online connection, a global culture, often described as the culture of global village (Arnold 2006). Matching to Krishnaswamy and Brude (1998), the British language and its own get spread around in the global world of developmental aspect following the two world warfare was that "It really is almost as if God said, "Let there be language", and there is English", while it is also seen as a necessity and a kind of key to success along the way of globalization (Kak 2005: 39)
Conclusion
English Language has brought about an huge cultural interlink years through the communicative process combined with the role of the educational system it hinges upon in almost the entire world. So, it stages a member of family importance in the sphere of globalization and ethnical homogenization process. The setting of communication has greatly intensified the posting of ideas and knowledge of the world ethnicities. The Information Years has made the method of communication a lot easier and the ethnical homogenization stronger. They have globalized countries that inhabit their own ethnical connection through the diffusion of languages and most significantly specifying the dominance of British language in the process. Though it has been criticized due to the conflicts that arise because of heterogeneity or being blamed for devaluing certain ethnical norms and tactics, it has a great impact on the cultural homogenization by means of mixing knowledge, ideas and cultures through the consequences of information and communication process, whether it is digital or real and vice versa. The globalization era has therefore greatly increased the role of British language and its own impact on the ethnic homogenization enabling visitors to come better beyond boundaries in the diverse group of different ethnic backgrounds into creating a social homogenization.
