Global Englishes Flashcards

1
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Whinnom

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“Chinese Pidgin English is virtually dead”

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2
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Platt

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“There is attention to English politically in Singapore and Malaysia”

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3
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Kachru

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“Non native Englishes create legacy of colonial period and have developed in non English contexts”

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4
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Canton

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“Britain established first trading post of pidgins in Guangzhou in 1644”

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5
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Paddock

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“Canada displays language from nautical slave trade”

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6
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Dillard

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“Coastal associations of pidgin English in multilingual settings have long been recognised”

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7
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Reinecke

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“There is immediate creation of a pidgin in contact situations”

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8
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Siegel & Jourdan

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“Children and adults with no knowledge of Pijin acquired high fluency in Honiara”

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9
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Sandefur

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“Kriol is of more local interest since it is comprehensively described linguistically”

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10
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Todd

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“Pidgins are important to multi lingual settings as they can be classified as restricted and extended”

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11
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Ikilama

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“Nigeria’s multi lingual setting has enhanced growth of pidgins and creoles”

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12
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Troy

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“Aboriginal people involved in pastoral industry spread pidgins across internationally”

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13
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How many native speakers and people who use it as a second language speak English?

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400 million

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14
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Define “Bilingual”

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Speakers that have a broad vocabulary in multiple different languages

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15
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Define “Lingua Franca”

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Common language used to facilitate global relations such as trade, commerce, industry, science, art etc.

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16
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Which language in the 17th and 18th century was considered the main “lingua franca” before English?

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French

17
Q

When England colonised the New World, what two things did they do?

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They colonised a large southern landmass and annexed huge world portions

18
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Which country became a superpower and compensated for the UK’s decline after World War 2?

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USA

19
Q

Define “Hard Power”

A

Militaristic features (army factors)

20
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Define “Soft Power”

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Cultural influence that is harder to measure (trust in diplomats)

21
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Define “Pidgin”

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Localised lingua franca that derives from a need to communicate between people of different languages

22
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Define “Creole”

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A pidgin learnt as a first language by babies

23
Q

What is the history of Jamaican patois?

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Slaves from Jamaica and West Africa tried to imitate English speaking slave masters under harsh conditions

24
Q

What two things did Jamaican patois had to do in order to be a creole language?

A

Be more complex and sufficient

25
Q

What are people’s attitudes towards pidgins?

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Usually seen as unimportant and lacking prestige

26
Q

What are people’s attitudes towards creoles?

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Better than pidgins, but aren’t proper since they have no body of literature

27
Q

What three other languages feed into Multicultural London English?

A

Indian, Pakistani and Chinese

28
Q

What caused Jamaican patois to weave its way into urban areas in the UK?

A

Influx of immigration from Caribbean

29
Q

What year did Jamaican patois become popular in the UK?

A

1960s

30
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What three things did West African languages provide Jamaican patois with?

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Vocabulary, grammar and phonology