Across cultures, English is the word
“This is the first time we actually have a language spoken genuinely globally by every country in the world,” David Crystal said. “There are no precedents to help us see what will happen.”
John McWhorter was more unequivocal: “English is dominant in a way that no language has ever been before,” he said. “It is vastly unclear to me what actual mechanism could uproot English given conditions as they are.”
Adaptado de MYDANS, Seth. Across cultures, English is the word. 2007. Disponível em: <https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/world/asia/09iht-englede.1.5198685.html. Acesso em: 02 jul. 2018 – Interpretação de texto inglês 7º ano com gabarito
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