Why is English the world's lingua franca?

The popularity and dominance of any language is due to the strength of the people who use it.

English is not inherently a world language, but it is due to various historical changes and strengths that have made it a world language. History has also shown us time and again that the status of a language is tied to the status of the strength of the group that uses it, and the development of English itself confirms this.

When Britain was ruled by the Romans and then by France, English was reduced to the language of the lower classes, and only French was the language of the aristocracy, so it was impossible for English to become a world language at this time. It was only three hundred years later that English was used again when the King of England was freed from French control and was declared in office in English.

Then, as a result of its own trade, Britain expanded its overseas colonies and took over large tracts of land, becoming known as the "Sunset" empire, with its flag planted all over the world. In addition, the United States was founded by people exiled from Britain to the American territories, who also used English, and made a fortune in World War I, eventually becoming a stakeholder in World War I and consolidating their own position, which once again consolidated the position of the English language. To this day, it is still an economic situation led by the developed West.

History and economics have both necessitated the use of English as the universal language of the world.

2The spread of culture

The status of English is not only historical or economic, but also cultural. For example, China has so far accepted Valentine's Day on February 14th and Christmas on December 25th. Even in the eyes of teenagers, they prefer to celebrate these Western festivals at the expense of the traditional Chinese festivals of Tanabata and New Year's Day. This shows the terrible power of cultural diffusion.

China has also been actively promoting Chinese culture in recent years, for example by establishing Confucius Institutes. However, the effect is not as fast as western culture. Think of China's economic spreadmade in China, China's cultural spread is simply dwarfed.

3English is easy to learn

Anyone who has studied other languages, you will realize that English is the easiest foreign language. English is roughly divided into four main parts in terms of grammatical structure: simple sentence patterns, tenses, clauses and non-predicates. And no other language can be so simply divided into systems. Japanese is divided into hiragana, katakana, honorifics, and there are more than 100 different ways to pronounce the word "seng". German and French are also divided into feminine and masculine. You'll find that English is the easiest language, and that's what makes it acceptable to everyone. If it's too hard, like Arabic, it's hard to be learned by everyone anyway.

All in all, there is a reason why English is the language of the world, and it definitely didn't come out of nowhere.