Global English and Ethnolects

'Affiliation with a group identified by traditions, customs, culture, beliefs, language, and shared history' is the definition of which term?

• Ethnicity

• Race

• Nationality

• Gender

Which of these is NOT a common ethnolect?

• British Asian English

• American English

• Black British English

• African American English

Which of these is a common phonological variant associated with British Asian English (BAE) accent?

• H dropping

• Th replaced with f sound

• Glottal stop

• Retroflex R

How does a language achieve a global status?

• when David Crystal says it is.

• when it is taught in all schools across the world.

• when it develops a special role that is widely recognised in a high number of countries.

• when every country in the world can speak it.

From what variety of world English would these examples be from: sidewalk; pacifier; cookie; diaper?

• British Asian English

• American English

• Australian English

• South African English

What could be seen as having an influence on American English?

• colonisation

• TV and media

• music and popular culture

• all of the other answers

any language used for communication between people who do not share a native language is called a...

(a)  

What is another name for a speaker's native language that they were born and brought up speaking?

(a)  

According to David Crystal, approximately how many of the world's population are fluent or competent in English?

• a third

• a quarter

• a half

• all

When a language is made an official language, it is used for the means of communication where?

• pubs, clubs and theatres

• the average person on the streets

• the government, the legal courts, the media and education

• restaurants and cafes