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WORL GLOBAL ENGLISH. What is the role of English?. WHERE, WHEN AND HOW DID THE VARIOUS WORLD ENGLISHES DEVELOPE?. WHEN 17th 18 th 18th 19th. Demography. Characteristics. Colonization Patters. Politics. Different regions. Factors which shaped the varieties of English.
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WHERE, WHEN AND HOW DID THE VARIOUS WORLD ENGLISHES DEVELOPE? • WHEN • 17th 18 th • 18th 19th
Demography Characteristics Colonization Patters Politics Different regions
The dialect of colonists • Australasian English takes British regional words such as • Chook - a chicken • dunny - a lavatory. • South African English also retains words of the Scottish origin . • advocate - a barrister • janitor - a school caretaker; • honours degree - a higher degree
PIDGIN ENGLISH • THE NUMBER OF SETTLERS WAS SMALLER THAN THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE • Krio and Gullah were created
CREATION OF NEW WORDS AND PHRASES • ARVO = AFTERNOON • SMOKO= WORK BRAKE • BARBIE= BARBECUE • SISTER COUSIN= FEMALE COUSIN • BROTHER COUSIN= MALE COUSIN