no, if we nuke them first!

I got this dialogue from a website: yahoo answers.. someone asked a question related with China and Chinese and a person replied the question in a silly way.

it is said that Mandarin Chinese never will be a global lingua franca if America nuke China. yeah, i can sense that you laughed a lot just like i did. anyway,

Look at the answer!!..

A: Will Chinese dominate English?

B: No if we nuke them first. (should be an american)

I have been writing a thesis for my graduation for several months. In order to get a better result and write a proper mini-thesis, I have read hundreds of articles and many books. With this study, I tried to analyse possibility of Chinese to become a lingua franca, a global or a local one. So I had a look on the net as well for what bilingual or multilingual netizens think about that possibility and if they see Chinese as a global language for seeable future.

During the process of deciding to write this topic, I saw that many people wonder the statue which Chinese may reach in the future and asked the same questions on the forum websites and on the yahooanswers in particular. The question is ‘Mandarin Chinese can dominate the world and can replace English as a global language in the near future?’.

Many people think that Chinese never can be a global lingua franca just because its hardness of learning. Is Chinese really so hard to learn? It depends on which country you are from and how much you have interest in languages. But there is a general thought that Chinese is one of the most difficult language on the globe and I am agree to some extent. As

a person who has been learning this language, I should admit that it is not an easy language and you need years to master its tone and characters. Anyway, I cant do it, I already don’t want to do it.

On the other hand, there are a majority think that Chinese can be a global language even in the near future. According them, there is no obstacle for Chinese to reach that statue. For a language being a lingua franca is related with the development of a country and its economy. So, they say China is on the way to be the most powerful economy. Millions of foreigners rush into China for learning Mandarin. Because speaking Chinese can help you to get a better job and earn more money. Business world needs Chinese-speaking people. Knowing Mandarin besides English may help you to get a better career in your business life. That is why people flood in China in order to learn Mandarin.

On the other side, Some people think Chinese is already a global language. Because Chinese is the most spoken language in the world, it has more than one billion speakers. (as a matter of fact, this reality doesn’t make a language a lingua franca). So as for me, Chine

se is not a global lingua franca.

I don’t know how many years this topic will be discussed but number of learners of Mandarin will be more in the coming years. That is so obvious.

Lastly, I want to mention that I saw an answer to a question related to this topic that the person who replied had said that China wont be a dominate language if we (Americans) nuke them at first.

It is a reality that Chinese government doesn’t want a prospective war or a disor

der condition. Because its economy is flourishing every passing day and China needs a peaceful world to keep this economical increment. China is already a superpower on the globe and Americans also know that nuking China can only be a dream for them, because let alone nuking, America can not dare to involve in the policy of Chinese government, let alone nuke China.

When Americans wake up from the dreams, China will already be the most pow

erful country on the globe. Because heedlessness surround

ed Americans while Chinese people work like hell. Not only America, but also most of western Countries are watching China’s expansion with curious eyes. We can not keep anything secret from the time. Time will show us everything

. The only thing we should do is predicting the future and anticipate for our future. Wish good-luck to everyone in advance!..