1. Lingua e Traduzione Inglese III (6-12 Cfu) Global Englishes A. A
Lingua e Traduzione Inglese III (6-12 Cfu) Global Englishes A.A. 2016/17 Prof. Enrico Grazzi

2. Pennycook’s 3D transtextual model of English use (2009)
Language resources: The interlingual plane of communicative repertoires
Language contexts: The colinguistic use of English in space and time
Speaker location: The ideolinguistic uptake of meaning

3. Mahboob’s language variation framework of English (2014)

4. Brainstorming… How would you define Standard English?
What is a lexicogrammar norm?
Who makes decisions about the standardisation of lexicogrammar norms? (gatekeeping function)

5. The adoption of English The reshaping of English
Here are a few expressions used by the linguist David Crystal in the video that you’re going to watch. What kind of process do these expressions refer to?
The adoption of English
The reshaping of English
The development of English

6. David Crystal: World Englishes
While you’re watching this video, check your answer to the previous question.

7. Video chart:
Watch the video again and note down the following information:
The importance of vocabulary in language change
Number of non-British words used in South African English
Why are new English words borrowed from other languages?
How does local cultures influence the emergence of new varieties of English?

8. Homework: Reading A1, p. 2 Reading B1, p. 58 Reading D2, p. 190.
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