History of the English Language
Where is english spoken?
The UK, America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
Name that Britain colonized
India, America, Canada, Australia, and parts of Africa
What is a lingua Franca?
A language that is the international standard
What is the windrush generation?
The People that arrived in Britian on the Ships from the colonies
What social classes were there in the old definition?
Elite, Upper middle class, Lower middle class and Working class.
What other language affected english through William the Conquerer
French
What was the reasoning behind colonial expansion?
Which languages were spoken as a lingua franca before english?
French, Latin and German
How were they recieved?
The faced racism and descrimination
What are the current social classes?
Elite, Established middle class, Technical middle class, New affluent workers, Traditional working class, Emergent service sector and Precariat
Where did the english language get it's words from?
From anglo-saxons and the latin language
When was the decline of the British Empire
After world war 2
What languages are in contention as a future lingua franca?
What was the nationality act of 1948?
The act gave commonwealth the citizen the right to live and work i Britain
What constitutes the Elite class?
High Income, High social capital and High cultural capital
How many words were invented by William Shakespeare?
About 2000
How much of the earth was at once ruled by Britain
Roughly a quarter 25%
Why did English become the international lingua franca?
Because of the advancements made on the international stage by english speaking countries, most notably America
Why is June 22nd celebrated
June 22nd is windrush day, marking the arrival of the first windrush ship
What was Poppy Noor's message in her article?
She was highlighting the challenges of social mobility coming from a lower class and climbing the ladder
Which song did we analyze with the quote "Britons never, never shall be slaves"
Rule, Britannia
When did the british empire reach it's peak?
Early 20th century
When did english become a lingua franca?
After world war 2
What is the windrush scandal?
Find the odd one out
Rich, loaded, wealthy, Elite, Prosperous, Withered
Withered is the odd one out