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OT: The European Union Data Library publishes the paper, and the webpage is in English. English is the international language of many domains, including busines
by forapurpose 8y ago
OT: The European Union Data Library publishes the paper, and the webpage is in English. English is the international language of many domains, including business and science. However,
1. The UK is exiting the EU, leaving no members with English as their first language (unless I am overlooking someone).
2. AFAIK, English became the international language because of the cultural predominance of the U.S. and the consequences of the former British empire. The U.S.'s cultural impact seems to have greatly receded since 2016, and its relative power had already greatly receded since the end of WWII, when it produced half the world's economic output. The British Empire is a distant memory.
3. Some EU members, such as France, have long pushed back against English's dominance.
Will the EU continue to use English, officially and unofficially? To the same degree as today? If not, what will they use? I realize some of the answer is impossible to predict, but some is EU policy. Is there any discussion of it?
- Tsiklon 8y agoThe Republic of Ireland has two official languages Irish and English. Irish is the first national language as it is both culturally important and distinctive - though English is the dominant language with 93% of all people in the country speaking it fluently or as their only language.
- lucian1900 8y agoThere's also Malta.