A Unique Or Multiple Language Flashcards
How many people speak English
More than 1.452 billion speak it and 378 million as their first language
Wich English is taught at school in the uk
Queen’s or King’s English
How many dialect are they in the uk
About 35-40 dialects
What dialect and accents tell about you
Your origin social class etc
Since when does bbc accept other accent than the king’s English
Since 1989
Where did then English language evolved and when
Australia , Asia , Africa , Caribbean between the 16th to the 19 th century and in Central America in the 20th
Why can we say that English is an hybrid language
«Pidgin» It has been incorporated into other languages spanglish, denglish (Germany + English) franglish ( French + English)
As what the English language is today known
As a «lingua Franca»
Why is English a «lingua Franca» (common language)
Because it has become the official language of trade technology and the internet
Is English the most speaked native language
No it is only the third one the 1st one being mandarin and the 2nd one brain Spanish however it is the most speaked language overall
Who speak cockney
The poorer working class in the east of London
Who speak scouse
People of Liverpool
