world english Flashcards
when was Mark Sebba’s study
1993
what was the focus group of Mark Sebba’s study
London Jamaican speakers
who was studied in Mark Sebba’s study
young, new generation speakers born into London’s carribean communities
what generation speakers were studied in Mark Sebba’s study
2nd or 3rd generation
true or false the people studied in Mark Sebba’s study had Jamaican parents
true
what was the combination of languages found in these speakers - Mark Sebba’s study
carribean creole
cockney
standard English
what were the concepts in Sue Fox’s study
MEYD and MLE
who was studied in Sue Fox’s study
teens from a variety of different backgrounds
when was Sue Fox’s study
early 2000’s
what did Sue Fox find
a variety of multi- ethnic youth dialects she calls multi-cultural London English
where did strong influences come from in Sue Fox’s study
other languages and creoles
what other cities are noted to use MLE in Sue Fox’s study
Bristol and Birmingham
who speaks MLE - Sue Fox’s study
black, white and asian communities
at what rate does MLE change - Sue Fox’s study
rapidly with trends
at what rate does MLE change - Sue Fox’s study
rapidly with trends
what are some attitudes towards MLE in Sue Fox’s study
it is fake or put on
‘Jamaican’
what was Nicholas Ostler’s main view on world English
it will go the same way other languages have in history.
as American and English powers decline its influence will
what did Nicholas Ostler say may overtake English
technology
why may tech take over English in the future - Nicholas Ostler
it will allow us to translate any language allowing us to speak a language of our choice
what did Graddol say about English
the growth of English may lose its momentum
what 3 circles of English did Graddol say may overlap
L1, L2 and EFL
who is the centre of gravity shifting towards according to Graddol
L2 speakers
who will overtake only English speakers
multilingual speakers
what was Mcarthur’s view on language change
English is going through such change it will fracture into a family of languages
true or false Mcarthur states there is a world standard English
true
what is one drawback to Mcarthur’s model
doesn’t recognise all social dialects
what was David Crystal’s main view towards the spread of English
its momentum is so great nothing is likely to stop it as a lingua franca
what is a drawback of Braj Kachru’s 3 circle model
it de-legitamises the outer circle speakers
who coined the 3 circle model
Braj Kachru
when was Braj Kachru’s 3 circle model made
1985
inner circle examples of speakers in Braj Kachru’s 3 circle model
UK, Canada
outer circle examples in Braj Kachru’s 3 circle model
India, Nigeria
expanding circle examples in Braj Kachru’s 3 circle model
china, russia
