ENG506 Final Term Compilation by Adeel

1. Singapore's efforts became a centre of __________ excellence. (Academic)
2. The term Chinese Pidgin English first appeared in _________ (1959)
3. There are ________ functions of dictionary.

a: many (b) few (c) major ( d) none of the given option

5. The total number of English language in the world____. (7097)

Q6. regional English dictionary published as the _________ dictionary

1. international
2. national
3. native
4. non native

Correct answer: international

7. Total number of Spanish speakers_______ (470-500 millions)
8. British colonialism started in _________ century. (18th)
9. The total number of international 258 million which is ----- of global. (3.4%)
10. Expansion of cities in Europe is one of the reason of-----population.. (Not confirm)
11. In colonial era of the possible reason for language loss was European ideology

of----- (contempt)

12. may,might and will are the ---- verbs in English language. (Model Verbs)
13. of the reason for English loss power lost the------- (not confirm)
14. Expansion of cities of Europe is one of reasons of ______ of population.

(increase)

15. one of the reason of English loss of power was that it lost _____role.

(international)

16. due to the henomenon of linguistic imperealisim people have become aware of _____of dominant language. (hegemony)
17. continuous effort are made to _____English in subcontinent. (standardize)
18. chinese eng is evidence of expansion of English beyond the_____colonies.

(British)

19. east Asian countries fall in____circle. (expanding)
20. the practice of learning eng in Africaa has increased ____times than Africans.

(twice)

21. south Asian countries fall in ____circle regarding use of eng. (outer)
22. In AUs and NZ the prestigious variety is close to _____ pronunciation.

Rp(British)

23 with reference to varieties AE ,dialect study shows a great deal of phonetics lexical and ______. (grammatical)

24. Territories where English is spoken as first and unofficial second language.. A. 75 b.85 c. 95 D. 105
25. Term linguistic imperialism proposed by Robert Philips
26. IVE stands for. Indigenous variety of English
27. In Australia, service provider will name the total due thanks.

28……… can be understood as a shorthand for identifying and establishing the varieties of englishes that are used in various locations around the world.

(Legitimacy)

29. American English is stable and influential because of longer association with

(sociopolitical development)

30. It has been noticed that the practice of learning English in Africa has increased (twice) in comparison of Afrikaans.
31. The field of ELT still undergoing a period of (absorption)
32. Australia was colonized as a (penal) colony in 1788
33. In chinese English, no distinction is made between tense and lax(vowels)
34. Women are believed to be more senstive to (prestige) forms of speech
35. Kachru described the sub-continents variety of English as ______ variety.
36. Due to the phenomenon of linguistic imperialism, people have become aware of______ of dominant language.
37. A major controversy faced by world Englishes is the availability of ______ for indigenized varieties of English.

Q: Difference between Regional and Social dialect. A social dialect is really called a “social REGISTER” of a specific language. It refers to the type of speech, pronunciation, and vocabulary used to communicate in the language with a specific social class or group with in the greater society. A regional dialect, on the other hand, is one that is strictly defined by geography, and as such, is used among all people of all social classes/groups within that geography. It’s a natural deviation from the standard dialect through a long process of language evolution, rather than a social construction used to more effectively communicate between those of different socio-economic status within a given area sharing the same standard language.

Q: Define Syntax.