New technology threatens the future of the English language

An expert describes the major language breakthrough as the "Babel Chip" that will make people able to talk to anyone in the world without having to learn foreign languages.

English people are unlikely to ignore

London - Experts unanimously agree on the success of the English language in global dominance, as it has become at the forefront of the world's languages, and has become a condition of scientific competence and the way to find good job opportunities.

Although English has managed to displace French from the forefront of languages ​​and its learning has become a focus of exciting interest in developed and developing countries, and a study has previously revealed that nearly one billion people, or approximately one in three people, speak English as a non-native language, but it is now threatened not because of Competition with another language, but rather as a result of modern technology.

And Gaston Dorn, a famous writer and language expert, warned that new technology, which allows people to talk to anyone without learning a foreign language, could threaten the existence of the English language.

And he talked about this in a press interview published by the British newspaper The Sun, saying, “At some point, we will have devices that translate our speech into any major language. We are not there yet, and it may take longer than some think, because language is more complex than they think.”

Dorn describes this major language breakthrough as the “Babylon chip,” meaning that we would be able to talk to anyone in the world without having to learn foreign languages.

“Learning languages ​​will still be valuable for all kinds of cultural and psychological reasons, but the majority will not care,” he explained. No other language will kill the English language, technology will.”

 Dorn asserts that English is the closest thing we have to a universal language, and people are unlikely to ignore it.

The language expert believes that English can evolve, and become progressively simpler, through the creation of the so-called simple English, meaning that it is defined as a simplified form of American English, and used as a “common language” throughout the world among speakers who differ their mother tongue.

"Spoken English could break up into separate regional languages, such as British English and Australian English, along with the simplified language, but I don't expect the world to embrace a whole new language," Dorn added.

 The writer points out that the English language was not successful because it was easy to learn only, but because its speakers controlled the world economically and culturally for centuries.

He continued, "Surely, learning English is somewhat easier than other languages, but it is not as easy as native speakers think, and this characteristic does not justify its current dominance, but this dominance can be explained in only two words: United Kingdom and United States."

According to historical facts, the British Empire spread the language to the areas where the British settled (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States.) In recent decades, when American economic, cultural, political, and military dominance coincided with globalization, English became the default language in almost all areas of global communication, from cinema and pop to science and civil aviation.(Gaston Dorn)