Is English Better Than Other Language

We may have heard that a certain language, be it English or Mandarin is better than any other languages. Though it might be true to a certain extent that a particular language, say English is much more useful and appropriate to be used in formal contexts like in a work environment, government organizations, etc, but we cannot say it is better than other languages. Useful, yes but definitely not better. As explained above, language is closely related to culture and identity. That also means that language brings its speakers together, uniting them and certainly reflecting their culture.

It really depends on the parameters we set, which also means how we measure if a language is better than any other. Other than that, all the factors that we

We cannot deny that it is indeed true but that does not prove that it is English, in this case is better than other language. Here is an example from a global perspective and not narrowed to a particular nation. It is not just today that news about China’s ever growing economics come into our mind, it has been circulated for quite a period of time. A piece of news from the Guardian, Russian leader, Vladimir Putin said in the United Nations assembly held in Moscow that they wish to cooperate with China in creating a new silk road. This EuroAsian collaboration aims to rival the economy that is lead by the United States (China and Russia: the world's new superpower axis?, 2015). It is in the minds of most people and in words of economists that one day, China will be leading the economy. The ongoing debate that proficiency of Mandarin is important in the upcoming years if China leads the world so business can be conducted in Chinese like how we deals in English nowadays. The world is ever changing and to say a particular language is more important than another is not accurate. This is because the choice of language is highly economically

The factors that makes a language seems better are socially constructed and really susceptible to changes. Unlike Maths or Physics, there is no concrete metric system to measure language superiority. It is really hard to tell if a language is better than another as it depends on how one sees it and it is rather fluid. One language may be more prominent than the other and more useful, but definitely not better. We should not privilege the language of one group over another just because that group has the prestige in society. That distinction is social, not linguistic. Therefore, it is merely a social perception that some languages are better and deemed as more