The future of the English language

HOW WILL ENGLISH SOUND IN 100 YEARS? There are several theories on how the English language will evolve in the next 10, 20, 50 or 100 years...

Michael Erard published an article on audible.com in which you can listen to 3 readings of the opening passage in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities.
1️⃣The first is in Old English.
2️⃣The second is in modern British English,
3️⃣and the third is a simulation of what English might sound like in the distant future, based on an extrapolation of attested pronunciation changes.

To listen to the 3 versions, click here:
https://www.audible.com/blog/science-technology/hear-what-scholars-think-english-will-sound-like-in-100-years/

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