Hollósy, BélaMagyar, Barbara2013-03-082013-03-082010-04-142013-03-08http://hdl.handle.net/2437/161678In my essay I tried to collect the major reasons how the English language reached such a position among the world’s languages and how linguists like Kachru, McArthur and Modiano interpreted and classified in models the Englishes of the world. Then I focused on the reasons why some languages get onto a stage where they are called endangered or even extinct, and what steps can be taken to prevent language loss.42englobal languagelanguage deathdiplomamunkaDEENK Témalista::Nyelvtudomány::Nyelvészetip