World English
Assignment 1:
On international varieties of English: Compare and contrast two non-Anglo varieties of English (i.e. excluding those from Kachru’s Inner Circle), showing how the socio-historical context is reflected in their present characteristics.
Postcolonial countries where the English language is not the mother tongue have still fallen under the influence of the British language. Where the education system, government, commerce, business and some instruction are carried out in variations of English. This assignment will contrast and compare Zambia and Nigeria, countries in which types of English are spoken. The variation of English used in Nigeria and Zambia is born out of these two countries colonial connection to The United Kingdom
Braj Kachru( 1985) sees the inner and outer circle as a codification method in representing levels of function, acquisition and the spread of the English language. Where English spoken within the outer circle has mainly been a product of colonization. Fundamental linguistic synthesis has evolved. Within a country like Nigeria, to such a level that a variety of Nigerian English [broken or pidgin] has become the lingua franca for the majority of the country. Zambia a country located in the South of Africa is landlocked by the DRC Democratic republic of the Congo in the North, and Botswana and Zimbabwe in the South. Whilst Nigeria has one of the largest populations in Africa [162,471,000] [United nations , 2011]. The population of Zambia is a mere 13,881,336 [July 2011 est.][World Bank, 2011]
Nigeria is a country that has up to 450 languages that are known to be spoken. English is the recognised official language used for politics business and education, Like the Zambia which as up to 72 spoken indigenous language in use. English is also the language of education and business.
Both countries were under British Colonial rule, Zambia was administrated from the British colony of Northern Rhodesia (Heine & Bernd, 1997). The
On international varieties of English: Compare and contrast two non-Anglo varieties of English (i.e. excluding those from Kachru’s Inner Circle), showing how the socio-historical context is reflected in their present characteristics.
Postcolonial countries where the English language is not the mother tongue have still fallen under the influence of the British language. Where the education system, government, commerce, business and some instruction are carried out in variations of English. This assignment will contrast and compare Zambia and Nigeria, countries in which types of English are spoken. The variation of English used in Nigeria and Zambia is born out of these two countries colonial connection to The United Kingdom
Braj Kachru( 1985) sees the inner and outer circle as a codification method in representing levels of function, acquisition and the spread of the English language. Where English spoken within the outer circle has mainly been a product of colonization. Fundamental linguistic synthesis has evolved. Within a country like Nigeria, to such a level that a variety of Nigerian English [broken or pidgin] has become the lingua franca for the majority of the country. Zambia a country located in the South of Africa is landlocked by the DRC Democratic republic of the Congo in the North, and Botswana and Zimbabwe in the South. Whilst Nigeria has one of the largest populations in Africa [162,471,000] [United nations , 2011]. The population of Zambia is a mere 13,881,336 [July 2011 est.][World Bank, 2011]
Nigeria is a country that has up to 450 languages that are known to be spoken. English is the recognised official language used for politics business and education, Like the Zambia which as up to 72 spoken indigenous language in use. English is also the language of education and business.
Both countries were under British Colonial rule, Zambia was administrated from the British colony of Northern Rhodesia (Heine & Bernd, 1997). The