Sem 2 Exam - Global English Flashcards

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Language Deterioration Example

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Aus Indigenous Languages - 200-250 before colonisation to now only 13 spoken by over 500 people. Rwanda, Nigeria, Malawi

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Rise of English

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“Geographical and historical accident” - Britain industrial/imperialisation, American globalisation

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English spoken by over 1 billion people

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Not common first language, behind Spanish and Chinese, can be seen as seconds or third in Kachru’s circle

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Effect on culture

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Language loss is symbolic of cultural loss. History, survival stories, families

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Benefits of language

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Societal advancement, “English is the language of democracy and economics”, greatly facilitated innovation and cohesion in science, E.g. Nigerian-Chinese business conversation likely to take place in English. EDUCATION, TRAVEL, MEDIA, SAFETY

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Lingua Franca

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Language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different

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Global English

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Where English has been adapted for communications purposes

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New Englishes

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Regional and national variations of English where it is not native of the majority of the population

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Inner circle - First or dominant language

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Aus, Canada, Britain, Ireland, NZ, US

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Expanding circle

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English has no special recognised purpose/status but recognised as a lingua franca e.g Japan, Sweden, Indonesia

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Outer Circle:

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Post colonial countries where English is not native but used for admin, education, pop-culture e.g. India, Singapore, SA

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12
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Pidgin

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Temporary

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Creole

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Permanent

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