A Journey of English Language from the Era of Printing Press to the Present Age of Artificial Intelligence

Authors

  • Dr. Archana Singh  Assistant Professor Department of English, Government Bilasa Girls’ P.G. College ,Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh, India
  • Dr. Shailendra Singh  Head of the Department Mechanical Engineering, Government Polytechnic College, Kanker (Utter Baster), Chhattisgarh, India

Keywords:

Globalization, Lingua-franca, Information and Communication-Technology, Artificial-Intelligence

Abstract

Modern 'Global Village' needs a 'Global Language' as a single lingua franca for globalized trade and business requirements. More than 350 million people around the world speak English as a first language and about 430 million, as a second language. Thus, English is considered as a global language. In this research paper, the alterations in English language due to technological advancement especially in information and communication technology starting from printing press to high speed internet age has been chronologically discussed and reviewed. The invention of printing press led to greater availability of books and news paper. Radio contributed to the spread of English language during wartime and invention of Television was a major factor in the increased use of English as a second language in the 1950’s. Internet and social media has brought significant changes in usage of English language. With the invention of AI work of translation and interpretation can be done easily.

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International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology

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Published

2018-04-30

Issue

Volume 4, Issue 5, March-April-2018

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Research Articles

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Dr. Archana Singh, Dr. Shailendra Singh, " A Journey of English Language from the Era of Printing Press to the Present Age of Artificial Intelligence, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 5, pp.1078-1083, March-April-2018.