Language
What does "lingua franca" mean?
A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.
What did the first british people leave behind in North Carolina
the letters CRO carved on a tree and palidase
Which part of Africa was colonized by the british
The southern parts of Africa
Who worked least in the presantation?
Andreas
The state Virginia was called after the people in the state.(they were all virgins)
False Virginia named respectively after James I and Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen
what was the reason for the New English language in Australia
Different English dialects mixed together
When did the first permanent colonists arrived and settled in Jamestown, Virginia?
1607
What is the first diaspora?
Large-scale migration of native speakers from the British Isles to North America, Australia, and New Zealand
Who is the best in our group?
Andrada and Kelly
The indeginous people from New Zealand was called aboriginals
False
What is Antipodean Englishes
The varieties of English spoken in Australia and New Zealand
When was the Declaration of American Independence?
1776
What is the second diaspora?
Colonial expansion into Asia and Africa, establishing English as a second language
Who flips out the most in our group?
Andreas
The dutch were the first to colonize South Africa
True they colonized them in 1650 and the british first came in 1795
What characteristic sounds do people in Virginia make?
rhotic /r/ and voiced /s/ sounds
When was New Zealand first settled by europeans sailors?
1790's
Where did the British-Maori Treaty of Waitangi take place
In the Bay of Islands
Anton
Gotcha! In which year did the transportation of convicts from Britain to Australia end and how many convicts were transported?
From then until the ending of transportation in 1852, around 160,000 convicts were transported to Australia from Britain