Global Englishes Flashcards
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What is the Kachru circle model?
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Inner circle- englishes as it first took shape English as a primary language
Outer circle- English as a lingua Franca usually established through colonisation
The expanding circle- English plays on role in day to day life but is used as a medium of international communication
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Jenkins English as a lingua Franca
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The concept of ELF is simple many learners of English today dont want to use English with people whose first language is English they are more likely to use English in situations where nobody shares an L1
3
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Hockett random fluctuation theory
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Errors occur in language and we tend to pass on these errors to other users
One of the ways in which change is spread
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Pidgins and creoles
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