Possibly ignorant question

[I_like_andorians]

Forgive my ignorance, but I've always wondered what is earth's dominant or ultimate language.

Is Earth's or human language solely English? Or is it still a mixture? Chinese and Russian and English? Or just English?

There are plenty of episodes of multiple series where a universal translator is not present (for some reason or another). However the crew of said star ship can still translate to each other perfectly fine. (Even if from different continents).

Does humanity have a dominant spoken language? Or are all languages forgotten and it's just ONE language?
Any reference to this in star trek?

<3

 

[Kor]

Per TNG "Code of Honor," French has become obscure by the 24th century.

Kor

 

[dahj]

English, but the variant inwented by a little old lady from Leningrad.

 

[Captain Clark Terrell]

I would assume that English is the dominant language, as the Klingons aboard the Pagh are told to speak it when Riker joins their crew.

 

[Nyotarules]

Mandarin, by the 23rd century Earth has over 2 billion humans of Hans descant but the Anglos don't realise it yet

 

[I_like_andorians]

I would assume that English is the dominant language, as the Klingons aboard the Pagh are told to speak it when Riker joins their crew.

Oh that's cool. Do you know what episode that is? Would love to prove the husband wrong

 

[Captain Clark Terrell]

Oh that's cool. Do you know what episode that is? Would love to prove the husband wrong

“A Matter of Honor,” from Season 2.

http://tng.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/s2/2x08/amatterofhonor111.jpg

 

[I_like_andorians]

“A Matter of Honor,” from Season 2.

http://tng.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/s2/2x08/amatterofhonor111.jpg

Thank you!

 

[Mysterion]

Esperanto.

 

[flandry84]

Technobabble.

 

[I_like_andorians]

Esperanto.

Oh wow!! Came here to know some thing fictional, and actually learnt some thing cool. How I've never heard of this I don't know!
Thank you

 

[Nightdiamond]

Forgive my ignorance, but I've always wondered what is earth's dominant or ultimate language.

Is Earth's or human language solely English? Or is it still a mixture? Chinese and Russian and English? Or just English?

There are plenty of episodes of multiple series where a universal translator is not present (for some reason or another). However the crew of said star ship can still translate to each other perfectly fine. (Even if from different continents).

Does humanity have a dominant spoken language? Or are all languages forgotten and it's just ONE language?
Any reference to this in star trek?

<3

See "The Changeling" TOS. Uhura is re-learning how to read.

UHURA: See the dog. See the dog,
CHAPEL: Sound it out.
UHURA: R, r, run!
CHAPEL: That's it, Uhura. That's very good. Now try the next one.
UHURA: The dog has a, The dog, (says something in Swahilli)
CHAPEL: Not Swahili, Uhura. In English. The dog has a ball. See? B, ah, ll. Ball. Now you go ahead.
UHURA: The dog has a ball.
CHAPEL: That's right! Oh, that's right, Uhura.

 

[Mysterion]

Oh wow!! Came here to know some thing fictional, and actually learnt some thing cool. How I've never heard of this I don't know!
Thank you

You're welcome. I didn't think Esperanto was quite that obscure...

 

[I_like_andorians]

You're welcome. I didn't think Esperanto was quite that obscure...

Perhaps it is the English education system. Or perhaps I am being an idiot. (Most likely both). Love learning languages, though I've never heard of Esperanto. Probably the most exciting thing I've learn this year, and will make it my mission to start learning it.
Genuinely thank you

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I'm sure there are still many different languages spoken on Earth, but the dominant language of the Federation is clearly English.

You're welcome. I didn't think Esperanto was quite that obscure...

Oh yeah? Well, bonvoro alsendi la pordiston, lausajne estas rano en mia bideo...and I think we all know what THAT means.

 

[Doc Mugatu]

Perhaps it is the English education system. Or perhaps I am being an idiot. (Most likely both). Love learning languages, though I've never heard of Esperanto. Probably the most exciting thing I've learn this year, and will make it my mission to start learning it.
Genuinely thank you

This should help you progress in your desire to learn the Esperanto language:

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[Greg Cox]

In "Space Seed," Khan is surprised to hear the crew speaking English.

 

[Nerys Myk]

In "Space Seed," Khan is surprised to hear the crew speaking English.

Not sure he was surprised.

MCCOY: Well, either choke me or cut my throat. Make up your mind.
KHAN: English. I thought I dreamed hearing it. Where am I?

 

[Greg Cox]

Not sure he was surprised.

True, he's more puzzled and disoriented than surprised. English . . . in outer space?

But it's another reference to English actually being spoken upon the Enterprise, as opposed to some future lingo.

 

[marsh8472]

I'm seeing "English" mentioned a lot like "you speak English", "in English..." etc..

From Voyager episode "The 37's"
NOGAMI: You are all speaking Japanese.
HAYES: (the farmer) Sounds to me like you are speaking English.
JANEWAY: It's because of a device we have. A universal translator. It allows us to talk to each other even though our languages aren't the same.

Nogami said they were speaking Japanese when you can plainly hear them speaking English. Similarly we may be only hearing English as the audience when they're all actually speaking in another language.

In "Little Green Men" we're shown Quark's point of view of what humans sounded like in 1947 before they got their universal translators operational again. It did not sound like English at all. So maybe "English" doesn't actually exist in the Star Trek universe.