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ENG0802-Analytical Reading

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Analytical Reading (ENG0802)

   

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The below-given report discuss how English has been regarded as a globally accepted standard language. The report also disscuss how standard language ideology has permeated the minds of a huge number of English speaking people and has established English as a language of supremacy.

ENG0802-Analytical Reading

   

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Analytical Reading (ENG0802)

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Running head: ANALYTICAL READING Analytical ReadingName of the Student:Name of the University:Author note:
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1ANALYTICAL READINGEver since its inception, English has been regarded as a globally accepted standardlanguage, and although a huge number of people do speak other languages as their mothertongues, the English speaking people have barely been considerate towards the errors beingperpetrated by these people while speaking English. The standard language ideology haspermeated the minds of a huge number of English speaking people and has established Englishas a language of supremacy and unquestionable supremacy. Consequently, while the non-Englishspeaking people have been compelled to communicate in English and their failure to do so hasonly resulted in disdain and indifference towards them, the Englishmen have not put the slightesteffort to improve their understanding of the foreign language. In case, a person from a differentculture is unable to speak in English, his views and opinions have been simply discarded, eventhough in some cases such indifferent and apathetic treatment of the native speakers has onlyended in catastrophic tragedies. Language is no longer a mere medium of communication and exchange of thoughts, ideasor views. In fact, on the contrary, language has emerged to be a symbol of social power. Hereinarises the concept of ideological power in which case the mightier and more influential section ofthe society may establish its dominance and coerce and deny any right to the weaker section ofthe society. English is no longer a language but is associated with the ideas of social power. Thecase of Robyn Kina clearly showed how the linguistic identity of an individual determines heraccess to legal justice. The ideological power of English language is now an all-pervasive issuethat is permeating each sector of the society. The ability of an individual to speak English isdetermining whether he will get justice or not. Kina had killed her boyfriend simply as an act ofself-defense and though the murder was absolutely unintentional, it is shocking that the English
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