World Englishes Studies: Schneiders Dynamic Model of Post-Colonial Englishes Flashcards
What does Schneider’s Model do?
It specifies the different phases that English goes through after being put in a colonised area
How many phases to Schneider’s Model are there?
5
What is the name of the first phase of Schneider’s Model?
Foundation
What happens in the Foundation phase?
English is brought into a new territory by a colonising power
What does the Foundation stage mean for coloniser presence in the region?
Many people from the colonising power go to the new territory
What social linguistic hierarchy is developed in the Foundation stage?
Diglossia
What is the name of Phase 2?
Exonormative Stabilisation
What does Phase 2 mean for language change?
It is still dependent on the model of English spoken by the colonisers
How does English start to be seen by indigenous people in Phase 2?
As an Asset
Why do indigenous people start to recognize English as an asset?
It is a way to communicate with people of a higher status
What form of differentiating language use will occur in Phase 2?
Code-Switching
How will English be used for people who speak 2 different languages to each other?
A lingua franca
What form will the lingua franca initially take in a colonised region?
Standard British English
What is Phase 3 of the model?
Nativisation
What happens in Nativisation?
L1 English Speakers become a majority over L2 Speakers