Historical background to spread of English (lingua franca)

Question 1

Define world Englishes

Answer 1

Different varieties of englishes that exist across the world

Question 2

Give 3 reasons English spread around the world

Answer 2

Technology, trade, colonization

Question 3

What is colonisation?

Answer 3

one nation establishing control over another territory or people

Question 4

Why was the spread of english destructive?
(causing great damage)

Answer 4

The Spread of English occurred when England colonised countries- this isn’t historically associated with happy times as when England colonised people were prevented from practising their own religion

Question 5

What was Stevens P theory in 1980?

Answer 5

He stated that english went from being a localized language in 1600s to a language thats now being spoken by 1.5 billion people because of; colonial expansion, global trade and invasion

Question 6

What does it mean when English is used as a lingua franca?

Answer 6

English is used as a bridging language for communication between peoples whose first language isn’t English

-its used for functional rather than societal purposes

Question 7

What 4 common characteristics of English as a lingua franca did Jenkins 2006 propose?

Answer 7

1- enables communication

2-EFL may include features that aren’t necessarily correct

3-EFL speakers will code switch when necessary

4- those using EFL establish the rules other users follow

Question 8

What features are essential for the success in ELF communication?

Answer 8

-must be grammatically simple as both speakers must understand

Question 9

What typical characteristics did Seidinofer identify in terms of the linguistic structure of English as a lingua franca?

Answer 9

-nonuse of 3rd person’s present tense
-incorrect use of relative pronouns
-the pluralization of nouns

Question 10

Give a strength of English as a lingua franca

Answer 10

It is a streamline of English which is used to create an accessible form of global communication

Question 11

Give 2 limitations of English as a lingua franca

Answer 11

-The spread of English as a global language disadvantages other languages to they lose their prestige ness

-Some believe ELF is lacking in basic grammatical forms

Question 12

What is the difference between global English and lingua franca?

Answer 12

A lingua franca refers to a language used for communication between people of different native languages
Global English specifically refers to the use of English as this lingua franca