Modelling World Englishes
Who comprised the 'Concentric Circles Model' of World Englishes?
Who is 'Braj Kachru'?
List 3 'Inner Circle' Countries.
What is England, America, Australia, New Zealand?
What term means having English as a foreign language?
What is 'EFL'?
English is often used as a common language between people from different countries, especially in international business. This is known as English as a ____________.
What is a 'Lingua Franca'?
In which of Kachru Circles is 'British English'?
What is the 'Inner Circle'?
What British-Influenced Dialect are these lexical items from?
'On fleek', 'Yo', 'Slay'.
What is AAVE?
What is a 'Pidgen'?
A simplified version of a language that develops when people who speak different languages need to communicate but don't share a common language.
State 2 reasons why English has become a global language.
What is the expansion of British Empire, the UK/USA Economy and Prestige (etc.)?
What is the main idea of McArthur's Model?
What is grouping varieties of English based on where they originate from?
What is the term for the variety of English spoken by Mexican-Americans in Southwest America and Chicago?
What is 'Chicano-English'?
What does 'Glocalisation' mean?
Changes and adaptations of English; dialect differences caused by the global spread of English.
What event during the Middle English period caused English to become the dominant language again?
What is 'The Black Death'?
What is the oldest model focused on the spread of English?
What is 'Stevens’ World Map of English (1980)'?
What is David Crystal's estimate on how many speakers of English there are globally?
What is 2 billion?
What does 'Lingistic Imperialism' mean?
When a dominant language is imposed on others, often pushing local languages aside.
Which English monarch started writing letters home during the war, prompting the Signet Office to start using English in publications?
Who is 'Henry V'?
Name 3 stages in Schneider's Dynamic Model.
What is...
- Foundation
- Exonormative Stabilisation
- Nativisation
- Endonormative Stabilisation
- Differentiation
Coining the phrase 'Globish', which French linguist observed that Japanese and Korean speakers communicated more effectively in a simplified form of English at a business conference, rather than using native English.
Who is Jean-Paul Nerrière?
What does 'Exonormative' and 'Endonormative' mean?
What is...
Exonormative - Using a non-local form as the standard or norm
Endonormative - Using a local form as the standard or norm
This Native American, who learned English after being captured by English fishermen, used his language skills to help settlers survive, influencing Thanksgiving.
Who is 'Squanto'?