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VoiceofWisdom
appropriate form of expression at any
thattheEnglishlanguagecanbebetter
with politics and universal change
giveninstancewithinacommunication.
understoodandacquiredbynon-native
is dependant on a consensus among
How well as the House of English
speakers.
the many major users of English.
adaptedtothisinternationalroleorisit
Methodology in instruction ? There
There is also a viable alternative to
time to consider renovating the House
will always be regional and group
a universal language. This option is
of English before our tenants look
differences in English. Regional or
not another language but rather an
elsewhereforaccommodation?
standardizedEnglishmaybetaughtbut
alternative way of communication.
the full complexities of all Englishes
Instead of language translation being
cannot. Therefore an effective
done by individual minds, much of
??FlawsintheLanguageCode
approach would address common
this function can be done digitally or
There are many flaws in all language
features and view the logic of how
through more visual communication
codes including English; for example,
regionalandgroupdifferencesdevelop
with the use of understood symbols,
the inconsistencies and limitations
such as common areas of sound
icons, and common situational
in the alphabet we use. Many believe
variation, vocabulary development,
patterns. If English fails as a universal
that reform should come in the
and modified grammatical structure.
language that does not mean it will
standardizing of spelling and the
This necessitates changes in the way
fail as a regional or alternate regional
sounds associated with spelling but
English is taught and revision of
language. This can be seen in the way
this does not take into consideration
that India has embraced Indo-English
supportmaterials.Textbooksandother
regional differences in the sounds of
audio-visual support are more relevant
and how Eastern Asia is adopting an
English or accommodate the different
Asian-English as an alternate regional
when developed in partnership with
sounds of borrowed words. In order to
the regional English recognizing that
languageforbusiness.
represent the many sounds possible in
What will happen to the House of
proprietorship is international among
spokenlanguagewiththewrittenword,
allEnglishspeakingcountries.
English? Will there be a renewed
theflawthatneedstobecorrectedfirst
vitality to create a true language
Another challenge for language
is the alphabet itself. Can the written
instructors is the translation of
boardinghousefortheworld?Willthe
code be corrected to accommodate
estate be divided into a franchise of
vocabulary between other languages
changing sounds within the language?
and English. Often there is a general
individual regional homes? Will a new
Ibelievetheanswerisyes.
communication boarding residence
misunderstanding of how vocabulary
The use of International Phonetic
relates to the given situation and the
draw away the present tenants?
Alphabet(IPA)systemisanattemptto
Will the House of English fade into
relationshipbetweenbasevocabularies.
dothis.IPAsymbolsrelatetophonetic
The flaw may be in the impression
obscurity losing its uniqueness in a
sounds and the system tends to
suburb of other homes of language
that the meaning of vocabulary can
generalize sounds that are regional or
be isolated to single or multi-word
and communication? Will it become
notnative-soundstothelanguage.The
a flop house for drifters who have
vocabulary. This may be true for basic
system also has a bias to Latin-based
information but general meaning and
lost their regional cultures and pride?
language sounds and representation
Will it decay with the passage of time
understandingwithinacommunication
although this is slowly changing.
comes from the co-text/context
through the lack of maintenance and
The IPA system may be considered
commitment, remaining only as a
relationships and must be considered
a start but not an end. To effectively
forcleartranslationbetweenlanguages.
memoryinfadingminds?
renovate the alphabet, the code should
be intuitive and more universal in the
Atthegatethereisasignswingingin
??Conclusion
representation of sounds, mark where
the wind -- Welcome to the House of
soundsareusuallyregionallymodified,
Will English become a true
English*(micasaessucasa).
and illustrate where individual sounds
universal language? ? probably not.
*TheSpanishphrase,micasaessucasa,”means“My
form sound combination and natural
Traditional English speaking countries
homeisyourhome”
pauses. This example represents only
are unlikely to support the needed
one of several major flaws in the
changes to the language or the equal
structure and content of the language
recognition of regional English.
code that will need to be addressed so
Language has too close a relationship
NOVEMBER 2012

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