• Why is English the lingua franca of the whole world? Briefly, what caused this development to occur?
  • What historical and current facts and conditions make it the principal global language?
  • What is the capacity of the English language to fulfill the often competing obligations of a language, to serve as a global medium of communication, and to provide differing communities with differing senses of identity?
  • Can English exist coherently as an untold variety of Englishes?
  • What is International English and what form(s) will English(es) take as we move forward?