should the spanish language be renamed the american language?

[holy king]

by far the most spanish speakers live in america, not in spain, so, should it be renamed?

in case anyone is confused: this is america: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas

 

[Ramius75]

Not yet....

 

[holy king]

here are statistics to underline my point.

mexico alone beats spain.

Not yet....

what do you mean not yet? when will be a better time?

 

[Bast]

No, it should be renamed Castellano.

 

[Arwon]

I agree with Bast.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

Moderator Action: Reopened, but let's stay on topic.

 

[holy king]

No, it should be renamed Castellano.

how many people speak castillian dialect, 20 million?

 

[Arwon]

That's the origin of the language. Calling it "Spanish" implies the other Spanish languages are less Spanish, calling it Castillian reminds people that it's only a huge language because of Castillian imperialism (though that doesn't explain why it came to dominate Murcia which was settled by both Catalans and Castillians).

 

[Phlegmak]

No. Thanks for asking.

 

[holy king]

calling it american would settle that issue.

 

[Ramius75]

what do you mean not yet? when will be a better time?

i meant if more than 50% of Americans in united state -_-"

 

[Arwon]

But what about all the other American languages?

 

[holy king]

But what about all the other American languages?

portuguese, english and french?

smaller numbers, they can remain being called that.

 

[Arwon]

That's like calling German "European" because there's more of them.

 

[holy king]

why not?

 

[Mirc]

That's like calling German "European" because there's more of them.

Erm, no, then German would be European-Union-language, "European" would be Russian...

 

[classical_hero]

When I think of American, I do not think of any place besides USA, so I would say that it should not be changed. Neither should English be changed. I just can't be bothered to go to the other thread.

 

[holy king]

When I think of American, I do not think of any place besides USA

thats because your native tongue is english, not, say, spanish.

 

[Babbler]

So what should we rename "English", given that most English-speaking people live outside of England?

And if I am not mistaken, Castellano can often used an alternate name for Spanish.

 

[Agarwaen]

Spanish is sometimes called castellano. American wouldn't make any sense!