Power for the Internet
โ Scribed by Rahman, S.
- Book ID
- 114561834
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 237 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0895-0156
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## Abstract English is typically considered not only the language of business, but also the language of the Internet. This brief communication explores the cultural implications of the power position of English as the language of the Internet and discusses the likelihood of its continued dominance.
The Internet has become a way of life. In the past, when someone wanted to perform research he or she would go to the library, and proceed to the card catalogue to locate a book or to a set of periodicals for magazines. Today we sit in front of our computer, launch our Internet browser, bring up a s