Abstract
In the global context, the essay studies the history of English in becoming a world language, and discussed three main reasons. Firstly, the colonization of the British Empire; secondly, some countries’ self colonization; thirdly, the rise of the United States and the overall dominance in the world. When English has become a world language, it is no longer regarded as a national language; Instead, it I marked with so many indigenous characteristics and thus splitting into many englishes with different phonetics, grammar and vocabulary. From the development of English, the author discussed whether Chinese will become an international language and then splits since China’s influence in the world is growing day by day. There are three main reasons: Firstly, the large-scale emigration of Chinese people has brought Chinese culture and language to the world. Secondly, the growth of comprehensive power of China; Thirdly, the function of the Internet. In the third part of the essay, the author presents the necessity to rewrite Chinese literary history because in the future, Chinese literature will not only include works in Greater China but also in the world written in ‘chineses’.
Keywords: globalization  English   Chinese  literature  international language

 本文从全球化的背景出发，参照英语成为国际性语言的历史，深入讨论了此种现象形成的三大原因：第一，大英帝国的殖民；第二，部分国家的文化自卑心理；第三，美国的崛起和在世界范围内的绝对领导力。当英语成为国际语言之后，它不再被视为某种单一国家的语言，相反，它被打上了众多民族的标签，分化成了各种具有不同语音语法及词汇的变体。从英语的发展进程中，作者探讨了在中国影响力与日俱增的情况下，汉语是否可能会同样成为一门国际性语言并由此分化，并提出了三大主要论据：第一，华裔移民把中国文化和语言带到了世界各地；第二，中国综合国力的日渐提升；第三，互联网的助推作用。论文的第三部分，作者提出了在新时期之下重写中国文学史的必要性，因为未来的中国文学，将不仅包括大中华区的文学，还将包括世界范围内用各种汉语变体写成的文学。
关键词  全球化   英语   汉语   文学   国际性语言