Lesson 3 Flashcards
Varieties of world Englishes;
1.Inner circle
2.Outer circle
3.Expanding circle
The native english speaking countries (USA , CANADA , ENGLAND)
Inner circle
Comprises the former colonies
(India, Africa, Pakistan)
Outer circle
Affected by wide spread use of English as a global language
Expanding circle
Use as a lingua franca for trade or any other practical interaction
Pidgins
Language providing vocabulary
Lexifier
Language that provide syntactic structure
Substrate
Comes after the pidgins becomes more fully developed and serve as language of the community
Creole
Results from several language learning process , such as borrowing patterns from the mother tounge
Interlanguage
Called “silent language” are expressive human attributes that impact feelings, attitudes , reactions ,and judgement which reed to be given continued attention because they are acquired mainly through acculturation
Non- verbal behavior
Refers to particularly varieties or style of speaking which is vary on their degrees of formally depending on the topic purpose , context and audience.
Register
Five varieties of register:
•Very formal
•Formal
•Neutral
•Informal
•Very informal
Is a “Frozen” in time and context because it’s rarely or never changes
Very Formal
Impersonal language which are way in nature and used in formal situation
Formal
The normal style of speaking between communicators who use mutually accepted language that confirm to formal societal standard
Neutral
