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Christiane Meierkord
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May 15, 2006
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As Graddol (2004) has recently claimed, the world may eventually face the death of a large number of languages over the next decades. He argues that an increasing number of communicative functions will be performed by languages which have the status of a lingua franca. Due to demographic developments, technological advances, and international communication, a restricted number of languages will spread to be used as lingua francas. Graddol estimates that in approximately fifty years from now, these will be Arabic, English, Hindi/Urdu, and Spanish.
Published Online: 2006-05-15
Published in Print: 2006-04-01
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