At 11:09 AM 03/14/03, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: >I'd expect Spanish to rise to more prominence over the coming years here in >the US, but on the other hand, it seems English occupies the position >Esperanto once aspired to.
Indeed. The great significance of English is not how it ranks in terms of how many speak it as a first language, but in that it is the overwhelming leader as SECOND language, throughout much of the world and growing. I would venture to say that it may be heading in the direction of Latin. Globally regional dialects of English are now strong enough to evolve separately. Caribbean English, in particular, is increasingly difficult for other anglophones to understand. mdl _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
