Lıngua franca olarak ingilizce standartlaştırılmalı mı?

Abstract

Some researchers call for describing English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), which will result in calls for its standardization. However, there is no need to standardize ELF because English became a lingua franca via teaching based on native-speaker norms. Also, there are not enough descriptions of ELF to claim it is a legitimate variety of English. Besides, studies reveal that teachers and students are highly inclined to native norms. Moreover, some claim learners may decide to learn ELF, but today English is introduced at young ages. These factors clearly show that there is no reason for attempting to standardize ELF.