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Why Is The Spanish Language So Popular?

March 22, 2008 | Hits for this post:136 |

In the United States of America and around the world economic conditions are changing. Commercial enterprises increasingly need to compete on a global scale. To do this it is frequently necessary for business people to communicate with others whose native language is not the same as their own.

The English language has for most of the 20th century been the principal language of commerce and there was not a great urgency to learn a second language. But that is changing. The urgent need for people whose occupation involves international travel and communicating with other nationalities is to be fluent in more than one language.

The Spanish language, (officially known as Espanola), presently ranks as the fourth most spoken language in the world after English, Chinese and Hindustani. It is spoken by more than 400 million people world-wide. This figure is increasing rapidly year by year. While there are more people speaking either Chinese or Hindustani than Spanish, both these languages are confined to fairly well defined areas of the globe and do not as yet have the same impact on world trade.

The Spanish language is proving to be a popular choice for learning as a second language. There are sound reasons for this. It is comparatively easy to learn and is spoken by approximately half the people in the Western Hemisphere. In the United States of America the Spanish language is by far the most popular second language and is the most spoken after English by a large margin. In South America, all the countries except Brazil have Spanish as their principal language. Spanish is also the principal language in Central America, Latin America and Mexico. In Europe too the Spanish language is gaining in popularity and being more frequently chosen as a second language

Phonetically, Modern Spanish is very good, which makes it easy to learn. Unlike English in which groups of letters are pronounced differently depending on where they are used. The Spanish language is lexically close to Italian and shares the same phonological system as well as grammar, making it possible for the two to mutually understand each other to some extent. Added to that, learning Spanish gives the student an understanding of the other Romance languages, (French, Portuguese and as mentioned, Italian.)

Written Spanish shares sufficient features with other Romance languages for them to be able to have some mutual communication.

The number of Spanish-speaking people is increasing rapidly and this provides a considerable advantage for anyone who is fluent in both English and Spanish. The advantages of learning a second language go beyond the purely commercial benefits. Learning a second language opens up the exciting prospect of being able to experience the cultural side of the people and the country and to learn something of their customs and way of life. This can greatly increase the enjoyment of a trip to a foreign country. Choosing to learn the Spanish language offers the opportunity for those traveling for pleasure, to make contact with a wider choice of countries

Norm Pavelka

Spanish is a popular language to study as a second language because it is relatively easy to learn and it opens up exciting new vistas to those who make the effort to learn it. Learning Spanish should easy and fun. To find out more go to:

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