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Acronyms used to label English Speakers around the World
What are l1 english speakers,
Name 2 places where l1 speakers a...,
What are l2 english speakers
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Statistics showing English as a Dominant Language
How many english speakers were th...,
How many english speakers are the...,
How many l1 speakers does david c...
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Reasons for English being a Dominant Language
Why do languages become global la...,
Give an example of a global langu...,
Why did latin become a global lan...
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Reasons for English Dominance: 17th Century to 18th Century
When did this phase of spreading ...,
How many phases of the english la...,
Where did these british people mi...
4
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Reasons for English Dominance: 19th Century
When did this second phase last from,
What caused this second phase,
What happened over time once thes...
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Reasons for English Dominance: 20th Century
What did the 2 english language s...,
How did the usa spread english
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Dominance of English in the Present Day
Name 2 supranational organisation...,
What is the main language of publ...,
How many non native english speak...
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English on the Internet
What percentage of all language u...,
What percentage of all language u...,
What is the reason for the initia...
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Information about Indian English
What is the main language used in...,
What percentage of indians speak ...,
What do most indian schools do in...
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Phonological Differences in Indian English
Which vowel sounds are less aspir...,
What is a retroflex t,
Name 2 phonemes the th phoneme is...
4
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Grammatical Differences in Indian English
Which tense is used more than pre...,
Give an example of a british engl...,
Give an example of a indian engli...
6
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Lexical Differences in Indian English
What is the indian english word f...,
What is the indian english word f...
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Hong Kong English: Brief History
Name a language which has influen...,
What was the case for speaking en...,
What was the case for english spe...
5
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Hong Kong English: Phonological Variations
Name 2 phonemes the th phoneme ha...,
If th is sometimes replaced with ...,
What has been shown socially with...
5
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Hong Kong English: Lexical Variations
What is the hong kong english wor...,
What is the etymology of the word...,
What is the hong kong english wor...
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Hong Kong: Grammatical Variations
What is the situation for non cou...,
Give an example of a noun count n...,
What happens with plurals in hong...
4
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Multicultural London English
Who first observed the formation ...,
When did trudgill observe mle,
What is a multiethnolect
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Features of Multicultural London English
What is it called when the th pho...,
What happens with non standard li...,
What is it called when there is a...
5
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World Englishes Studies: Schneiders Dynamic Model of Post-Colonial Englishes
What does schneider s model do,
How many phases to schneider s mo...,
What is the name of the first pha...
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World Englishes Studies: Examples of Stages for Countries in Schneider's Model
Name an area still in phase 3 of ...,
Why is hong kong still in phase 3...,
What phase is singapore in of the...
9
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World Englishes Studies: Kachru's Circles
How many circles are there in kac...,
What is the first circle called,
Name 2 countries in the inner circle
13
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World Englishes Studies: Kachru's Circles - Pros and Cons
What did mario saraceni say about...,
What do kachru s circles show abo...,
What is an issue in terms of vari...
6
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World Englishes Studies: Saraceni
What does saraceni suggest,
What does saraceni say we should ...,
Define linguistic imperialism
5
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World Englishes Studies: Jennifer Jenkins
What does elf mean,
What does it mean if 2 people use...,
What did jenkins focus on
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World Englishes Studies: Seidlhofer
What did seidlhofer discover,
What did seidlhofer find with elf...,
What was the only tag question se...
9
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Attitudes to English: English Speakers in Ghana
Which british english accent do m...,
Which social group of ghanaians a...,
What does the term lafa mean
18
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Attitudes to English: British Attitudes to Americanisms
What does engel believe americani...,
Does engel have a declinist attitude,
What does engel acknowledge about...
12
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Attitudes to English: English in Europe
What is the english proficiency i...,
How many ranks are there for coun...,
How many adults participate in th...
8
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Attitudes to English: English in Nigeria
How many languages are spoken in ...,
What would happen in nigerian sec...,
Name 2 areas of society that engl...
7
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Attitudes to English: British Accents in Nigeria
What have nigerians noticed about...,
What have nigerian tutors done as...,
How much do the nigerian tutors c...
6
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The Future of English: Graddol
What did graddol believe would no...,
What does graddol believe is form...,
What does the global form of engl...
6
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The Future of English: Beneke
What percentage of interactions i...,
What does it mean if the majority...,
What might happen if english lose...
4
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The Future of English: Kachru
What does kachru say about non na...,
What is the process of non native...,
Why would english not be differen...
4
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The Future of English: Bruthiaux
What did bruthiaux say was a stre...,
Why is english not being centrali...,
Who will handle the future of eng...
3
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The Future of English: Nerriere
What did nerrie s book tell nativ...,
Do non native speakers want to sp...,
What does nerriere believe will h...
3
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The Future of English: Jenkins
What did jenkins study,
What does jenkins say about stumb...,
Name a phonological stumble that ...
3
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The Future of English: Seidlhofer
What did seidlhofer study,
What did seidlhofer find with non...,
What does non count nouns being m...
4
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The Future of English: Deterding
What does deterding study,
What does deterding talk about,
What did deterding say about latin
4
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The Future of English: Lim
What does lim study,
What does lim specifically look at,
What does lim state about the spe...
4
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The Future of English: Haden Elgin
How long does haden elgin guess i...,
What is panglish,
What does haden elgin think about...
3
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The Future of English: Pagel
What did pagel find about what ha...,
What did pagel say language was,
What were the initial uses of soc...
3
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Rampton's Re-Classification of "Native Language" and "Mother Tongue"
What does rampton believe the ter...,
Just because people are citizens ...,
What does the term mother tongue ...
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Rampton's Idea of Language Expertise
How does rampton prefer to class ...,
Why did rampton create the concep...,
Why is the idea of language exper...
4
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Rampton's Idea of Language Affiliation and Language Inheritance
What is language affiliation,
What is language inheritance,
Are there different ways to view ...
4
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Impress The Examiner Cards for World Englishes
What article related to world eng...
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