english as a global language Flashcards

1
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lingua franca

A

fellespråk

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2
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native language

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the first language we learn, mother tounge

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3
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mother tounge

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the rlanguage you learn from the day you where born

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4
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official language

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5
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the first british empire

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north america
1583-1783

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6
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imperialism

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means if one country takes the other countries and rule them with their rules

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7
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colony

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the british empire had colonies in

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8
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trading

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trading

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9
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superpower

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usa
became a superpower entering ww1
even stronger after ww2, then they had superpower in economy and military/weaponds

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10
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business and technology

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almost everything is in english

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11
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diplomacy

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Spoken or written communication between states to influence the international system.

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12
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entertainment industry

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most movies and popular culture are in english

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13
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varieties of english

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Several different ways of english language. Like ex. Australia, Britain, Canada etc.

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14
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inner circle of english speaking world

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english as their primary language
380 million
uk, usa, canada

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15
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outer circle of English speaking world

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people that use english as a second language
not a native language but more a lingua franca
used in education, government and popular culture
400 million

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16
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expanding circle of english speaking world

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people that have it as a school subject
1 billion speakers

17
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the british empire

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a group of countries ruled by uk, and
queen Elisabeth I was the monarch under the first colonisation

18
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jamestown

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was the first colony that england had
in 1607

19
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australia

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captain james cook claims australia and new zealand for the britich crown

20
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gold rush

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1851
in australia
when a person from england saw a goldflake in a waterhole

21
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slutten av 1700 tallet australia

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british convicts to australia

22
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the second british empire

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lost their colonies in america
indonesia, india, pakistan and bangladesh
tradingposts
1783-1815

23
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what is india known as?

A

the jewel of the crown

24
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soft power

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cultural and ideological

25
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hard power

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military, political, economic and financial

26
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what brought english around the world
what did the britains invent

what is the language of the industrial revelution
who had economic power
what is cultural power

what language has the communicate power

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britains political and military power
they invented the power of science, which means it makes it english
english

uk+usa
the entertainment industry, films and music

english, cause google and microsoft etc. is in english

27
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english is

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the current world language