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Unit 9: WORLD ENGLISHES

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  • Countries where English is the main language (e.g., USA, UK).
    Inner circle
  • To start or come from a place.
    Originate
  • A building where students live at school or university.
    Dormitory
  • What people think or say about someone or something.
    Reputation
  • Circles with a common center but different sizes. This model describes the spread of English across cultures and languages
    Concentric circle
  • A language learned after the first one.
    Second language
  • Countries where English is a second language (e.g., India, Nigeria).
    Outer circle
  • A person who moves to another country to live there.
    Immigrant
  • A part or feature of something.
    Aspect
  • To learn a language naturally, not in school
    Pick up (a language)
  • An idea or belief about something
    Notion
  • When one country takes control of another.
    Colonization
  • Able to speak two languages well.
    Bilingual
  • A version of a language spoken in a specific area or by a specific group.
    Dialect
  • A common language used for communication between people who speak different native languages.
    Lingua franca
  • A student who studies in another country for a short time.
    Exchange student
  • Countries where English is used as a foreign language (e.g., China, Russia).
    Expanding circle
  • The first language a person learns (mother tongue).
    First language
  • The way someone pronounces words, showing where they are from.
    Accent