Context
What is "OED"?
The Oxford English Dictionary
anglophone
a person who speaks English, especially in countries where other languages are also spoken
contentious
causing ,involving, or likely to cause disagreement
and argument
What is
borrowing?
(2x)
the process by which a word from one
language is adapted for use in another.
The word that is borrowed is
called a borrowing, a borrowed word, or a loanword
Retain
to keep or continue to have something
Who started "World Englishes"?
India, Nigeria, South Africa, Jamaica and Singapore
imperialism
a system in which a country rules
other countries, sometimes having used force to get power over them
burp
to allow air from the stomach to
come out through the mouth in a noisy way
"English is picking up brilliant new words from around the world – and that’s a gift"
Danica Salazar
impose
to officiallyforce a rule,
tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received
What is "a gift"
English is picking up brilliant new words from
around the world – and that’s a gift
integrity
the quality of being honest
and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change
fecal
solid waste
Why do weneed to change our attitudes
towardsmultilingualism?
vital to fight
the linguisticprejudice that
prejudice that causes people
to be discriminated against for not
using the “right” words or for speaking in the “wrong” accent
incentive
something that encourages a person to do something
What is the word for street-food stall in Nigeria?
a mama put
core
the basic and most important part of something
Frown
a facial expression indicating disapproval, displeasure,
How manypeople can speak more
than one language?
60% and 75% of the global population
stall
a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place
Mention the words which were taken
from Malay, Afrikaans, Luganda, Maori
lepak (to loiter
aimlessly) from Malay, deurmekaar
(confused, muddled) from Afrikaans, kaveera (a
plastic bag) from Luganda, and whāngai
(an adopted child and the adoption itself)
from Māori
embrace
to include something,often as one of
a number of things
nuzzle
rub or push against gently with the nose and mouth.
What is dirtykitchen and who is the owner of this word?
a kitchen outside the house where
most of the real cooking is done – a
necessary convenience in
a tropical country where
it is best to avoid trapping
heat and smells indoors
apredominance of something
a situation inwhich one type
of person or thing within a set is the
largest in number