English as a Global Language

Question 1

Global Language

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A language used across the world for all written, spoken and digital communication (it my coexist with or dominate local languages)

Question 2

Lingua Franca

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A common language or form of communication which is used over and above local languages or dialects in order to allow communication between groups of people who speak different languages

Question 3

Multilingualism

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When an individual speaks more than one language in their daily life

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Accent

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the characteristic pronunciation associated with a geographical area or social group

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Dialect

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A form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country, containing some different words and grammar

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Received Pronunciation

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The standard way in which middle-class speakers of southern British English pronounce words

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Standard English

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A dialect of English considered ‘correct’ and ‘normal’ because it has distinctive and standardized features of spelling, lexis and syntax - it is the form of English usually used in formal writing

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Non-standard English

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Refers to regional forms of English and English forms which are not judged to be socially acceptable

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Prescriptivism

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The view that language should have a strict set of rules that must be obeyed in speech and writing

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Descriptivism

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The view that no use of language is incorrect, and that variation should be acknowledged and recorded rather than corrected

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Creolization

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When two or more distinct languages merge to form a new variety with its own native speakers

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Diversity

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The fact of many different types of things or people being included in something; a range of different things or people