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    English as a Hypercentral Language Linda BEN YELLES Samira ABID-HOUCINE University of Sidi Bel Abbés Faculty of Letters, Languages and Arts Abstract The objective of this paper is to shed the light on the actual status of English as a hypercentral language. It tends to focus on the main parameters that constitute relevant elements in the globality of English. Five major predictors affecting language spread ave considered here: historical fects, numerical or demographic predictions, Economic and _ political considerations and lastly cultural implications. All these factors have directly sought individuals to acquire it as a linguistic power because it is perceived to be economically and socially valuable. Prior to describing these parameters, some genera considerations about the theory of language system are provided, in compliance with this, the concept of a hypercentral language is also discussed. So the concern here is to give a panoramic view on the standing of English on the language constellation. Keywords: Language Constellation-Global Status- Global Function- hypercentral language. sie yuolusl| ancl] 5 ‘A pLusilfl @olally lalfl alae I. Introduction With the upshot devel opment of information technologies and the paradigm of time and space restraint, there is an undeniable fact thet more and more people from different countries end across linguistic barriers are communicating and exchanging ideas with each other using one unique language that is English. The language has spread both numerically and geographically and within various international networks, it is Now spoken by more people around the globe than any other language. Documenting the way in which English has acquired an intermediary global status' is very important to many English learners. This paper tends to profile the main parameters (historical facts, numerical or demographic predictions, Economic and political considerations as well es cultural implications) that have contributed in the apogee of English to be considered as. a hypercentral language. A concept that has been developed and discussed by De Swam (2001, 2013) in his theory of world language system to show how far English has acquired the nucleus in languages collection. In the following sections of this paper, we are going firstly to present an overall interpretation of De Swaen theory with a perticular focus on the position of English language among other languages, and * Global Status or Globality is a concept developed by Ammon (2013) to ‘measure the reach of English in correspondence with the main factors that contributed to its standing, site yuoluull ancl) 6 Aglusilll @ plally

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