english as a global language Flashcards
lingua franca
fellespråk
native language
the first language we learn, mother tounge
mother tounge
the rlanguage you learn from the day you where born
official language
the first british empire
north america
1583-1783
imperialism
means if one country takes the other countries and rule them with their rules
colony
the british empire had colonies in
trading
trading
superpower
usa
became a superpower entering ww1
even stronger after ww2, then they had superpower in economy and military/weaponds
business and technology
almost everything is in english
diplomacy
Spoken or written communication between states to influence the international system.
entertainment industry
most movies and popular culture are in english
varieties of english
Several different ways of english language. Like ex. Australia, Britain, Canada etc.
inner circle of english speaking world
english as their primary language
380 million
uk, usa, canada
outer circle of English speaking world
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
expanding circle of english speaking world
people that have it as a school subject
1 billion speakers
the british empire
a group of countries ruled by uk, and
queen Elisabeth I was the monarch under the first colonisation
jamestown
was the first colony that england had
in 1607
australia
captain james cook claims australia and new zealand for the britich crown
gold rush
1851
in australia
when a person from england saw a goldflake in a waterhole
slutten av 1700 tallet australia
british convicts to australia
the second british empire
lost their colonies in america
indonesia, india, pakistan and bangladesh
tradingposts
1783-1815
what is india known as?
the jewel of the crown
soft power
cultural and ideological
