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L03 Varieties of English and Language Register Flashcards

1
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Product of interaction among members of society

Crystal, 1964

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Language

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  • Way of speaking or writing dependeing on circumstances of doing that, person or people to whom you are speaking or writing
  • Depends on the economic, education, and current situation of the person

Crystal, 1964

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Language Style

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Kind of language whose forms are of definable social situation, regardless of the status of the participation

Crystal, 1964

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Register

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4
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Formality of language which one speaks

Crystal, 1964

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Language Register

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  • Archaic expressions
  • Longer and kilometric
  • Technical jargons in the legal profession
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Legalese

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6
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Use of abbreviations, slang words and expressions, and acronyms

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Textese

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7
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Language Register

  • Professional writing
  • Impresonal, objective, factual
  • Business-like
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Formal Register

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Language Register

  • Casual in tone
  • More personal relationship
  • Emotional in writing
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Informal Register

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9
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Lin, 2016

Language varies in…

3

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  • Communicating within and outside community
  • Speaking and writing
  • Everyday and specialized discourses
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10
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Kachru’s Concentric Circles of English

  • Norm providing
  • English is the mother tongue
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Inner Circle

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11
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Kachru’s Concentric Circles of English

Countries part of the Inner Circle

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  • United States
  • UK
  • Canada
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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Kachru’s Concentric Circles of English

  • Norm developing
  • English has been institutionalized
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Outer Circle

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Kachru’s Concentric Circles of English

Countries part of the outer circle

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  • Philippines
  • Bangladesh
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
  • India
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14
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Kachru’s Concentric Circles of English

  • Norm dependent
  • English used as foreign language
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Expanding Circle

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Kachru’s Concentric Circles of English

Countries part of the expanding circle

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  • China
  • Korea
  • Japan
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Taiwan
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16
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English Varieties in Southeast Asia

Mixture of English, Mandarin, Malay, and Chinese Dialects

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Singapore English

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17
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English Varieties in Southeast Asia

Features of Singapore English

4

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  • Shortened sentences or words
  • Mandarin sentence structure
  • Repeat words for effect
  • End of the word is dropped
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18
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English Varieties in Southeast Asia

Missy

Singapore English

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Nurse

19
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English Varieties in Southeast Asia

Marina Kids

Singapore English

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Youngsters who spend their leisure at and around Marina Square

20
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English Varieties in Southeast Asia

Graduate Mothers

Singapore English

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Well-educated women and encourages to have more children

21
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English Varieties in Southeast Asia

Similar and relation to US English

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Philippine English

22
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English Varieties in Southeast Asia

Code switching is prevalent across domains

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Philippine English
* TagLish
* BisLish

23
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English Varieties in Southeast Asia

Antilog

Malaysian English

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Male hated by a girl

24
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English Varieties in Southeast Asia

Popcorn

Malaysian English

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Loquacious person

25
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English Varieties in Southeast Asia

Kachang

Malaysian English

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Peanuts, easy

26
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English Varieties in Southeast Asia

Slambar

Malaysian English

A

Relax

27
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Varieties of English

Use of ‘single’ quote marks

A

Australian English

28
Q

Varieties of English

-or / -our
-er / -re
-nse / -nce
-ize / -ise

Australian English

A

-our, -re, -nce, and -ise

29
Q

Varieties of English

-or / -our
-er / -re
-nse / -nce
-ize / -ise
-l / -ll

American English

A

-or, -er, -nse, -ize, and -l

30
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Varieties of English

-or / -our
-er / -re
-nse / -nce
-ize / -ise
-l / -ll

British English

A

-our, -re, -nce, -ise, and -ll

31
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Varieties of English

Use “double” quote marks

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American English

32
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Varieties of English

Rhotic Accent
(r) sound is pronounced

US vs UK

A

US English

33
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Varieties of English

Non-Rhotic Accent
(r) is not pronounced

US vs UK

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British English

34
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Varieties of English

T-Sounds: Soft
O-Sounds: Unrounded
A-Sounds: /ae/

US vs UK

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American English

34
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Varieties of English

T-Sounds: Hard
O-Sounds: Rounded
A-Sounds: /a/

US vs UK

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British English

35
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Varieties of English

Standard dialiect of the English language

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British English

36
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Varieties of English

On / At
From, Than / From, To

American English

A

On
From, Than

37
Q

Varieties of English

On / At
From, Than / From, To

British English

A

At
From, To

38
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Varieties of English

Past Tense: Learned, burned, dove
Part Participle: Get, got, gotten

US vs UK

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American English

39
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Varieties of English

Past Tense: Learnt, burnt, dived
Past Participle: Get, got, got

US vs UK

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British English

40
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Varieties of English

Use of plural verbs with collective nouns

US vs UK

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British English

41
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Varieties of English

Mixture of UK English and US English

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Canadian English

42
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Varieties of English

-or / -our
-er / -re
-ize / -ise

Canadian English

A

-our, -re, -ize

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