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Kai-chan Power Language Index
There are over 6,000 languages spoken in the world today, but some 2,000 of them count fewer than a thousand speakers. Moreover, just 15 of them account for half of the languages spoken in the are the world s most in uential languages? Power Language INDEXKai L. Chan, PhDWhich are the world s most in uential languages? What are the proper metrics to measure the reach and Power of languages? Power Language Index (May 2016) Kai L. Chan, PhD Kai L. Chan, PhD Distinguished Fellow, INSEAD E: W: WEF Agenda: These are the most powerful languages in the world1 There are over 6,000 languages spoken in the world today, but some 2,000 of them count fewer than 1,000 speakers. Moreover, just 15 account for half of the languages spoken in the world. In a globalised world with multilingual societies, knowledge of languages is paramount in facilitating communication and in allowing people to participate in society s cultural, economic and social activities.
Kai L. Chan, PhD Kai L. Chan, PhD Distinguished Fellow, INSEAD E: Kai.Chan@INSEAD.edu W: www.KaiLChan.ca Table 2 lists the 10 most powerful languages according to the PLI. English is by far the most powerful language. It is the dominant language of three G7 nations (USA, UK and Canada), and British legacy has given it a global footprint.
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