English as a lingua franca: Facts, benefits and costs

Jacques Melitz

doi:10.1111/twec.12643

journal article Apr 06, 2018

English as a lingua franca: Facts, benefits and costs

Jacques Melitz

The World Economy Vol. 41 No. 7 pp. 1750-1774 · Wiley

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AbstractHow much further can we expect the spread of English to go? What are the gains? What are the costs? The paper first tries to identify the areas of life where English already serves as a lingua franca in the world and those where the language faces sharp competition. The discussion goes on to show that the future advance of English will depend heavily on the motives to learn the other major languages in the world as well. The cultural market is the single one where the extraordinary progress of English threatens to go too far.

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Published: Apr 06, 2018
Vol/Issue: 41(7)
Pages: 1750-1774
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Jacques Melitz

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Jacques Melitz (2018). English as a lingua franca: Facts, benefits and costs. The World Economy, 41(7), 1750-1774. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12643

English as a lingua franca: Facts, benefits and costs

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