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English as a World Language English is a victim of its own success. Newspapers in England have noticed that the incorrect us

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    English is a victim of its own success. Newspapers in England have noticed that the incorrect use of cliches are marring the smooth flow of a great language whose ability to imbibe and absorb has been one important reason for its success. This success also stems from the language’s unique position of being the only one spoken in most parts of the world. Really, English has no boundaries. Even in countries such as Japan and China, which were not colonized by Britain, English is making a determined "conquest".
    Unfortunately, such a conquest is not always welcome because a language sometimes doubles as a political weapon. In fact, it has always led a troubled life. It has been disliked, even hated, largely because the people who originally spoke English conquered, colonized and terrorized half the world, or just about. The animosity to the language continues, at least in some places. The bitterness that the French, for instance, have for English is a good example of a language being given a quasi-political role in society.
    Fortunately, this aversion does not run as deep as it did some years ago, and there is a growing realization that English is the lingua franca. Many nations, such as China and Japan, have been making serious efforts to promote the language.
    But there might be a serious problem if every state or continent were to have its own version of English. As is pointed out by the newspapers of England, with too many variations of the language, a time may come when one group of English-speaking people may not be able to understand another. This is happening where the way Singaporeans speak English. Listen to the Australians pronouncing "e"; it sounds like "a". And very possibly, in the future nobody will try to correct school boys and girls for getting their English wrong.
The bitterness of the French people toward the English language shows ______.
选项 A、what a political role languages can play in society
B、how people can attach political significance to which language they speak
C、languages in fact always fail to play a political role in society
D、some people like to give languages roles to play
答案B
解析 本题可参照第二段。从中可知，操英语的人在征服世界过程中取得了比法国人大得多的胜利，因此法国人对英国乃至英语颇有敌意，并人为地赋予政治意义，因此B项为正确答案。
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