FUNCTIONS OF ENGLISH

Presented By

Karthika Shibu

LANGUAGE IS A PRIMARILY HUMAN AND

NON – INSTINCTIVE METHOD OF

COMMUNICATING IDEAS , EMOTIONS AND DESIRES BY MEANS OF A SYSTEM

OF VOLUNTARILY PRODUCED SYMBOLS

SAPAIR ,1921

Functions of a LanguageInstrumental : Facilitates expression of

one’s needs .eg – I want waterRegulatory : Facilitates giving directions eg – don’t make noise Interactional : To interact with others eg – hello , I am anupa and you ?Personal : Express one’s feelings , opinion etc eg – I am so happy todayRepresentational : To convey information eg –the exam has been postponed

International Language

It is the lingua franca of the modern eraUsed as a second language around the

world It absorbs and shares aspects of cultures

worldwide It is the language of international politics It is the medium of international trade

and commerce It is the language most number of

people knows in the world It is the language of international

magazines , periodicals etc

LINK LANGUAGE For interstate communication Absorbs and shares aspects of cultures

worldwide Facilitates mobility of professionals from

one country to another The language link is a greater link

between us and the English speaking people than political / anything else :- Jawaharlal Nehru

Now it is less being considered as a second language

Medium for discussion in UNO and Common Wealth

LIBRARY LANGUAGE A language which is widely

and fruitfully used to collect knowledge and information from books

80 % of world ‘ s electronically stored information is in English language

Key to store house of knowledge

While the goal is to adopt the regional language as the media of education , we would like to stress again that this doesn’t involve elimination of English :- Kothari commission

Regular use of English as a library language develops our reading skill and widens our horizon in regard to world affairs

ψ For the east English is a window to the west and for the west , it is a window to the eastψ Chief agent of globalizationψ Great Indian scholars and intellectual giants like Ram Mohan Roy , Swami Vivekananda spread the values of Indian culture and tradition in the west through their powerful Englishψ Eminent western scholars like James Mill ,Elphistone and Vincent Smith wrote Indian history in Englishψ The richness of this multi -national , multi-religious , multi – cultural literature is unique and it provides a golden key to the culture of the global village of the future. This process is now taken to further distance by the creation of the internet and the websites :- M.G.S.Narayan

WINDOW ON THE WORLD

LANGUAGE FOR EMPLOYMENT

Opens the doors of employment across the length and breadth of the world

Widens the scope of professional experts

Facilitates careers of good remuneration Helps employers recruit candidates of

competence Facilitates mobility of professionals from

one country to another A language of opportunities

LANGUAGE FOR TRADE East Indian company came to India

with the aim of trade Make free trade between countries possibleThe rules and regulations of trade are prepared in EnglishWe are using products of other countries on which the details will be invariably inscribed in English language

LANGUAGE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Technical words and registers of concerned subject will be in borrowed terms as they have no equivalent in target languageTo get ourselves updated with technological advancements Authentic books are available only in EnglishCommunication to any part of the world is possible within seconds through network in EnglishFor transacting scientific and technological help and knowledge between nations English is the medium

Every advance in science , in engineering , in trade , in politics , in every branch of human thought ,is discussed ,printed and determined and made available in English F . G . French

ENGLISH

International Language

Link Language

Library Language

Window on the worldLanguage for

EmploymentLanguage for

Trade

Language for Science and Technology

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