world Englishes

Question 1

jennifer jenkins (2006) asserted the common characteristics of english as a lingua franca
what are they?

Answer 1

1) it provides a mutually intelligble language
2) its an alternative to english as a foreign language
3) elements of standard english as well as more local forms
4) accdommodation and code switching
5) profienct in speakers may be low or high

Question 2

what did McArthur asset (1998)?

Answer 2

put forward the idea that english is changing so radically around the world that it may fragment into a ‘family of languages’

Question 3

what did saraceni assert?
(2015)

Answer 3

argues that english has not spread but instead relocated
english is a global langauge, with multiple forms and versions existing on equal footing
uses the phrase “pyschological umbilical cord” to describe the percieved between a language and its supposed center
when we deanglicanise english we this this “pyscological umbilical cord” between english and its former colonies

Question 4

can be used to prove that language change is unavoidable

what did Beneke assert (2008)?

Answer 4

• number of native english speakers will have decreased to 300 million
• by 2020 80% of world english language interactions will be between non native speakers