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    STUDIA PHILOLOGIA - Issue no. 2 / 2000  
         
  Article:   ENGLISH IN THE WORLD AND THE NEW MILLENNIUM.

Authors:  LEO F. HOYE.
 
       
         
  Abstract:  English is now seen as the international "lingua franca" in the domains of trade, commerce, communication, international diplomacy, and economic development. But is its pre-eminence in these fields set to continue indefinitely? This article examines the current status of English, its dominance on the world-stage and the likelihood of its present monopoly continuing well into the new century.  
         
     
         
         
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