World Englishes Studies: Schneiders Dynamic Model of Post-Colonial Englishes Flashcards

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What does Schneider’s Model do?

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It specifies the different phases that English goes through after being put in a colonised area

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How many phases to Schneider’s Model are there?

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5

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What is the name of the first phase of Schneider’s Model?

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Foundation

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What happens in the Foundation phase?

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English is brought into a new territory by a colonising power

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What does the Foundation stage mean for coloniser presence in the region?

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Many people from the colonising power go to the new territory

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What social linguistic hierarchy is developed in the Foundation stage?

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Diglossia

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What is the name of Phase 2?

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Exonormative Stabilisation

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What does Phase 2 mean for language change?

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It is still dependent on the model of English spoken by the colonisers

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How does English start to be seen by indigenous people in Phase 2?

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As an Asset

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Why do indigenous people start to recognize English as an asset?

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It is a way to communicate with people of a higher status

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What form of differentiating language use will occur in Phase 2?

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Code-Switching

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How will English be used for people who speak 2 different languages to each other?

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A lingua franca

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What form will the lingua franca initially take in a colonised region?

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Standard British English

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What is Phase 3 of the model?

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Nativisation

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What happens in Nativisation?

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L1 English Speakers become a majority over L2 Speakers

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How does English impose itself on indigenous people in Phase 3?

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It pressures non-native speakers to learn English

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What is the name of Phase 4?

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Endonormative Stabilisation

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What happens in Endonormative Stabilisation

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English develops its own standards in the colonised region not based on English brought by colonisers

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How is English treated by Phase 4?

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It is accepted in society

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What is the name of Phase 5?

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Differentiation

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What happens in Phase 5?

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Unique varieties of English form in the colonised region

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How is English treated by Phase 5 of the model?

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It is seen to represent a regions culture, rather than be a threat to it

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What are varieties of English like in the colonised region by Phase 5?

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They are unique to the colonised area