On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:17:05 +0200, Casper Bang <casper.b...@gmail.com>
wrote:
I'd argue that english was spread *mainly* out of Britain, through the
old
empire, the commonwealth, trade, etc. This being the reason why it's
called "English" and is even spoken on the American continent in the
first
place!
Agree with that analysis, the fact that Spanish (another colonial
language)
is the second most natively spoken language in the world is almost a
proof
by induction.
For sure I simplified things, in any case the fact that Spain was another
colonial power, while spanish until recent times was only talked in Spain
and former colonies makes the point that post-war USA had a deep influence
in that. Let's also recall that the diplomatic lingua franca until just
before the WWII was french, not english. In any case, USA were a former
colony of UK, so clearly the british expansion in previous centuries was a
fundamental step. But we're digressing (as usual).
--
Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager
Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere."
fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it
http://tidalwave.it - http://fabriziogiudici.it
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java
Posse" group.
To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com.
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
