Global Englishes Flashcards
Whinnom
“Chinese Pidgin English is virtually dead”
Platt
“There is attention to English politically in Singapore and Malaysia”
Kachru
“Non native Englishes create legacy of colonial period and have developed in non English contexts”
Canton
“Britain established first trading post of pidgins in Guangzhou in 1644”
Paddock
“Canada displays language from nautical slave trade”
Dillard
“Coastal associations of pidgin English in multilingual settings have long been recognised”
Reinecke
“There is immediate creation of a pidgin in contact situations”
Siegel & Jourdan
“Children and adults with no knowledge of Pijin acquired high fluency in Honiara”
Sandefur
“Kriol is of more local interest since it is comprehensively described linguistically”
Todd
“Pidgins are important to multi lingual settings as they can be classified as restricted and extended”
Ikilama
“Nigeria’s multi lingual setting has enhanced growth of pidgins and creoles”
Troy
“Aboriginal people involved in pastoral industry spread pidgins across internationally”
How many native speakers and people who use it as a second language speak English?
400 million
Define “Bilingual”
Speakers that have a broad vocabulary in multiple different languages
Define “Lingua Franca”
Common language used to facilitate global relations such as trade, commerce, industry, science, art etc.