Global English: Africanization of the English Language

The process of globalization in modern world has affected all spheres of our life—politics, economy and culture. To realize these processes people should have a common means of communication—a lingua franca. The English language has become this lingua franca, as about 1.5 billion people speak English today. This article deals with the problem of the English language africanization, regarding the position of English in South Africa and other languages impact on South African English development, Dutch, Afrikaans and especially native African languages.