English is undoubtedly the most successful
language in the world.
It is widely popular all over the world,
and children in many countries use it as a second language learning.
English is also a medium for science and technology,
business and trade and popular culture.
Many people believe that English will continue to be "popular".
However, some linguists do not think so.
David Gredell,
a well-known British linguist,
wrote the book "The Future of English",
and published an article in the American magazine Science:
By the middle of this century,
the dominance of English
is likely to decline - English will be ranked After Chinese,
it has a similar status to Arabic,
Hindi and Urdu.
Another well-known
British linguist Nicholas
Ostler also made an amazing
prediction in his book "The Last Common Language:
English before the Tower of Babel" published in 2010:
English as the common
language in the world There may
be only a handful of days.
However,
some people disagree with the "English Decline Theory". David Crista