English Dominates the Web? My Money Is on Globish!
The Web has its own character — and will develop its own distinct international language.
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Tom Hayes is the publisher of Edgelings and author of the business best-seller, Jump Point: How Network Culture is Revolutionizing Business (McGraw-Hill).
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2 Comments
1. Brian Barker:I wouldn’t waste my money on Globish if I were you.
Not if it puts you under the accusation of “linguistic imperialism”, ‘thru English.
Try the long term alternative of Esperanto, See http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_YHALnLV9XU or http://www.esperanto.net
Dec 6, 2008 - 8:27 am 2. Screen Sleuth:English will always dominate the web, I think, and no “made up” or obscure language will ever take over as the defacto language of the web. There’s always room for different cultures and languages on the web, as there always have been.
Dec 7, 2008 - 7:48 am