Miscellaneous not really an ODM mishmash Flashcards

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Purists

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want to protect English from foreign influences (eg. Americanisms)

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New/World Englishes

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international varieties of English. Honestly, I think it probably wouldn’t be used for but could you use World English for BrE or AmE?

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3
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World Standard English

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Might be emerging as the different varieties grow closer together

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Bidialectalism

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the ability to use two dialects of the same language (perhaps for different functions).

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5
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Code-Switching

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when somebody changes from one language or variety to another.

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