Checkpoints
1.
Lingua franca is communication between 2 people who
are not native speakers.
2.
Because there is only 350 million people that speaks
English as their first language and English is spoken by 1.2-1.5 billion
people.
3.
Queen Elisabeth 1 started to build the British Empire.
4.
After ww1 and ww2, Britain had no longer the position
as the world’s leading power.
5.
The language is always under development in different
directions, and we are all causing it because of different ways of spelling,
pronunciation, grammar etc.
Viewpoints
1.
We (Henriette and I) thinks that it’s possible that
English takes over the Norwegian language when the generation above us dies.
Because the younger generations is exposed for English daily and getting better
at it.
2.
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Comprehension
1.
How many years have passed since the Romans
left Britain? What significance did their withdrawal from Britain have for the
development of the English language?
-The romans left Britain for 1500 years ago.
2.
Which capabilities did the English language
have since it managed to conquer the world?
- English has shown some unique abilities to absorb, evolve, invade and
steal words from other languages.
3.
How many languages has English adopted words
from?
-over 350 languages.
4.
What is the total number of English
speakers?
-1.2 – 1.5 billion people
5.
How many speak it as their mother tongue?
-a quarter of them (1/4)
6.
How many speak it as a second language?
-the other quarter of them
7.
What problems does English present for a
learner?
-the grammar, spelling and pronunciation
8.
In which context is Singlish, Hinglish and
Chinglish mentioned? Where do you find these accents and why is it necessary to
give these accents individual names?
-Singlish is spoken in Singapore, Hinglish is Hindi English and
Chinglish is spoken in China.
9.
Why do you think the lecturer suggests that
if somebody should think up a new word for English, “it should be in Chinese”?
- Because English has so little to do with England these days, it might as well
get a Chinese name. Also because there is a type of Chinese English as well.
