Outer and Inner Circle, Postcolonial Englishes

What characterizes the ‘first diaspora’ of English?

• Colonization of Asia and Africa

            

• Migrations to North America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa

• Development of English in Britain

• Spread of English through trade

The Outer Circle Englishes is norm - developing.

• True

• False

Which term refers to English varieties spoken in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa?

• ‘New Englishes’

• ‘Old Englishes’

• ‘Colonial Englishes’

•          ‘Indigenous Englishes’

What is a key factor that contributed to the development of ‘new Englishes’ ?

           

• Isolation from British English

• Mixture of dialects and accents of early settlers

• Adoption of French language structures

• Strict adherence to British English norms

New Englishes are spoken primarily in North America, Australia, and New Zealand.

• True

• False

What term is used to describe the English spoken in countries like India, the Philippines, Singapore, and Nigeria?

• Native Circle English

• Outer Circle English

• Global Circle English

• Inner Circle English

English in the former colonies of Britain is often learned as a _______ language within a multilingual repertoire.
( start with letter "s")

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of ‘New Englishes’ ?

• Spoken as mother tongues

       

• Direct descent from British English

• Learnt as second languages

• Strong element of continuity from pre-colonial days

The ‘second diaspora’ primarily led to the development of which type of English varieties?

• L1 varieties

• L2 varieties

• Creole languages

• Pidgin languages

The _______ diaspora of English resulted in L1 varieties in regions such as North America and Australia.
(start with letter "f")