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Universal language may refer to a hypothetical or historical language spoken and understood by all or most of the world's people. In some contexts, it refers to a means of communication said to be understood by all humans.
An article by Carlos Carrion Torres that argues why English is the simplest and easiest language to learn and understand in the world. He compares English with other languages and explains the historical and cultural factors that made English a universal language.
The Universal Language is a short comedic play written by David Ives. The play is part of the collection of plays called All in the Timing. The show features two characters, Don and Dawn. Don is a con artist trying to swindle customers into learning a fraudulent language, Unamunda, and Dawn is a shy 28-year-old woman with a stutter.
Aug 9, 2011 · Many consider English to be the universal language of the near future, largely due to the spread of British- and American-dominated capitalism across the globe. But more people are taught Chinese as a first language in 2011 than English, and by 2050, according to National Geographic news, just as many people will be taught Arabic, Hindi and ...
- Dan Harkins
They all share a number of characteristics, which linguists call language universals. These language universals can be considered properties of the Universal Grammar that Chomsky proposed. Here is a list of some of the major ones. All human cultures have a human language and use it to communicate.
This article traces the history and current status of various attempts to create or adopt a universal language for global communication. It compares the advantages and challenges of English and Chinese as the leading candidates for global dominance in the twenty-first century.
In linguistics, a world language (sometimes global language,: 101 rarely international language) is a language that is geographically widespread and makes it possible for members of different language communities to communicate.
