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Thread: Will Chinese become a "lingua franca"?
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[quote=APAULT,252988]Leonardo: yes I agree economic and political influence is important but the strength of English in the intrenational community will maintain it in that position UNLESS China forces Chinese to be used more widely (in a similar way that the French have insisted French is a language in the Olympics). Remember it is not the number of people speaking a language that makes it a lingua franca / international language but how widely it is used by a sufficient number. Chinese is spoken in enclaves worldwide - as Canadaguy says - and by a few business people who seek an advantage (AND by the next Prime Minister of Australia) but that is all.[/quote]
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