首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
English as a National Foreign Language India has two national languages for central administrative purposes: Hindi and Engli
English as a National Foreign Language India has two national languages for central administrative purposes: Hindi and Engli
admin
2009-09-13
49
问题
English as a National Foreign Language
India has two national languages for central administrative purposes: Hindi and English. Hindi is the national, official, and main link language of India. English is an associate official language. The Indian Constitution also officially approves twenty-two regional languages for official purposes.
Dozens of distinctly different regional languages are spoken in India, which share many characteristics such as grammatical structure and vocabulary. Apart from these languages, Hindi is used for communication in India. The homeland of Hindi is mainly in the north of India, but it is spoken and widely understood in all urban centers of India. In the southern states of India, where people speak many different languages that are not much related to Hindi, there is more resistance to Hindi, which has allowed English to remain a lingua franca to a greater degree.
Since the early 1600s, the English language has had a toehold on the Indian subcontinent, when the East India Company established settlements in Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai, formerly Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay respectively. The historical background of India is never far away from everyday usage of English. India has had a longer exposure to English than any other country which uses it as a second language, its distinctive words, idioms, grammar and rhetoric spreading gradually to affect all places, habits and culture.
In India, English serves two purposes. First, it provides a linguistic tool for the administrative cohesive- ness of the country, causing people who speak different languages to become united. Secondly, it serves as a language of wider communication, including a large variety of different people covering a vast area. It overlaps with local languages in certain spheres of influence and in public domains.
Generally, English is used among Indians as a "link" language and it is the first language for many well-educated Indians. It is also the second language for many who speak more than one language in India. The English language is a tie that helps bind the many segments of our society together. Also, it is a linguistic bridge between the major countries of the world and India.
English has special national status in India. R has a special place in the parliament, judiciary, broadcasting, journalism, and in the education system. One can see a Hindi-speaking teacher giving their students instructions during an educational tour about where to meet and when their bus would leave, but all in English. It means that the language permeates daily life. It is unavoidable and is always expected, especially in the cities.
The importance of the ability to speak or write English has recently increased significantly because English has become the de facto standard. Learning English language has become popular for business, commerce and cultural reasons and especially for Internet communications throughout the world. English is a language that has become a standard not because it has been approved by any "standards" organization but because it is widely used by many information and technology industries and recognized as being standard. The call centre phenomenon has stimulated a huge expansion of Internet-related activity, establishing the future of India as a cyber-technological super-power. Modern communications, videos, journals and newspapers on the Internet use English and have made ’knowing English indispensable.
The prevailing view seems to be that unless students learn English, they can, only work in limited jobs. Those who do not have basic knowledge of English cannot obtain good quality jobs. They cannot communicate efficiently with others, and cannot have the benefit of India’s rich social and cultural life. Men and women who cannot comprehend and interpret instructions in English, even if educated, are unemployable. They cannot help with their children’s school homework everyday or decide their revenue options of the future.
A positive attitude to English as a national language is essential to the integration of people into Indian society. There would appear to be virtually no disagreement in the community about the importance of English language skills. Using English you will become a citizen of the world almost naturally. English plays a dominant role in the media. It has been used as a medium for inter-state communication and broadcasting both before and since India’s independence. India is, without a doubt, committed to English as a national language. The impact of English is not only continuing but increasing.
选项
A、22 official languages
B、Hindi as the national language
C、2 national, official languages
D、2 national languages
答案
B
解析
本题为细节题,此题可以用排除法。文章第一段提及“twenty-two regional languages for official purposes”,指22种地方语言可以官方使用,但并不代表twenty-two official languages,即22种官方语言。排除选项A。北印度语是official language,但英语是associate official language排除选项C。作为中央行政用语,北印度语和英语都可在全国范围内使用,但前提是用于中央行政事务。排除选项D,故选B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/K1vO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
TheTsunamithatoccurredinNovember2004killedover140,000people,leavingseveralmillionhomelessinAcehProvinceandSri
TheTsunamithatoccurredinNovember2004killedover140,000people,leavingseveralmillionhomelessinAcehProvinceandSri
TheTsunamithatoccurredinNovember2004killedover140,000people,leavingseveralmillionhomelessinAcehProvinceandSri
Accordingtothespeaker,thefirstmodernOlympicGameswereheldasaninternationalcompetition.
Theeconomyurgesthegovernmenttotakemeasurestocountertheinflationandloweringsalaries.
Forthesakeoftheireconomicsuccess,yourchildrenwillhavetofacelessstabilityintheirjobs.
KansasandIowa,richinwindresources,canprovidemoreelectricitythanotherstates.
HowmuchmoneyissetinthecooperationfundforsocialandculturalexchangesbetweenthetwoKoreas?
Ingeneral,oursocietyisbecomingoneofgiantenterprisesdirectedbyabureaucraticmanagementinwhichmanbecomesasmall,
从宇航员的角度来说,我们希望看到人们好好地保护地球,清除已使用过的资源。
随机试题
下列不伴有高血压的疾病是
患者男性,30岁。左侧胸痛4个月,下肢无力2个月。神经系统查体:左下肢肌力4级,右下肢肌力5级(一)。右侧T10以下痛温觉消失,左侧减退。T4水平痛觉过敏。左侧巴氏征阳性。可能选择的治疗方式是
患儿16个月,有惊厥史,血钙为75mmol/L,以维生素D缺乏性手足搐搦症收入院,查体可能出现
甲乙丙丁4人组成一个运输有限合伙企业,合伙协议规定甲、乙为普通合伙人,丙、丁为有限合伙人。某日,丁为合伙企业运送石材,路遇法院拍卖房屋,丁想替合伙企业竞买该房,于是以合伙企业的名义将石材质押给徐某,借得20万元,竞买了房子。徐某的债权若得不到实现,应当向谁
工作之间的逻辑关系包括()关系。
工程索赔时最常用的一种方法是()。
公民甲驾驶车辆闯了红灯,交警对其处以200元罚款。交警的行为属于()。
党委领导和政府领导都要不断适应新形势的需要,通过改革和完善,加强各自的领导职能,形成领导关系的全面强化。( )
A、 B、 C、 D、 E、 C
Thesubstancecanbeaddedtogasolinetoacceleratethespeedofautomobiles.
最新回复
(
0
)