| Autor: |
Shah, Sabreena, Lohar, Shoukat A. |
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Language in India; Jun2016, Vol. 16 Issue 6, p133-144, 12p |
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English has become a global language of communication. In human history English is the fastest spreading language. English is spoken at useful level by approximately around 17.5 billion people worldwide. In 21st century Social media is playing a great role in spread of English. This is the reason this study took place. Therefore, this paper is going to explore certain areas which define the role of social media in spreading English and secondly it discusses about the positive and negative impacts of social media on skeleton of English Language. Usage of words on face book like "unfriend" and "selfie" is the new addition to the dictionary of English. On the other hand, people are writing their languages' words in format of English alphabets like "Main parh raha hu" (I am studying) here alphabets used are English letters but words are of Urdu. By critically analyzing the role of social media in spread of English it could be said that spread of English through social media is obvious but on other hand it is damaging the purity of English language or in good words it is bringing changes in English. However, the spread of English through social media is uncontrollably questionable [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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