Plurality of English

Discuss the approaches of language universal.
Differentiate Standard English vs. world englishes
Determine Kachru's concentric circles


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1. Plurality of English

2. Objectives compare and contrast the two common approaches in defining language universals; differentiate Standard English from World Englishes and highlight their importance; and identify the concentric circles according to Kachru 2

3. English and its Variety 3

4. T here is an underlying unity among language as there are specific features that are common to all human languages in the world- this are the language universals. 4

5. 1. 2 Approaches of Language Universal 5

6. Noam Chomsky Every human being has the language ability that is already innate so that s/he can acquire the large amount of knowledge by hearing just a part of it without enough experience; there has to be some genetic determinacy/ biological properties that makes the phenomenon possible. deals with deep structure rules and patterns of the language in the brain (abstract) His study showed that humans are born with the linguistic units in their brains to have a language, and these linguistic units are the language universals. 6

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8. Joseph Greenberg Language universals are the general principles or rules that govern all the spoken languages around the world. It states what is possible in human language and what is not . deals with data collected from worldwide languages (concrete) From his analysis of world languages, he has found out some commonality - in declarative sentences with normal subject and object, the dominant order is almost always one in which the subject precedes the object. E.g. When a yes-no question is differentiated from the corresponding assertion by an intonational pattern, the distinctive intonational features of each of these patterns are reckoned from the end of the sentence rather than from the beginning. 8

9. Maps 9 Standard English vs. World Englishes

10. STANDARD both an actual variety of language and an idealized norm of English acceptable in many social situations. used in public discourse like media, legal profession, or any social institutions. WORLD ENGLISHES the differences in the  English  language that emerge as it is used in various contexts across the  world It varies on different sociolinguistic contexts, analyzing the history, background, function, and influence. Philippine English, South African English,  Spanglish ,  10

11. America English first floor Center Color elevator 11 "[T]here is no such thing (at present) as a  Standard English  which is not British or American or Australian, etc. There is no International Standard (yet), in the sense that publishers cannot currently aim at a standard which is not locally bound." - (Gunnel Melchers and Philip Shaw,  World Englishes : An Introduction . Arnold, 2003 ) British English ground floor Centre Colour lift STANDARD ENGLISH

12. 12 English lacks any official body setting and prescribing the norms of the language.  a useful shorthand for classifying contexts of English worldwide World English has been defined as a phase in the  history of the English language . This phase has witnessed the transformation of English from the  mother tongue  of a handful of nations to a  language  being used by far more speakers in non-mother tongue settings.  WORLD ENGLISH

13. Which do you think is better? 13 Establishing Standard English or accepting World Englishes ?

14. Kachru’s Concentric Circles 14

15. 15 traditional historical and sociolinguistic bases of English.    used only as a medium of international communication.   a useful  lingua franca  between  ethnic  and language groups. Higher education,the   legislature  and  judiciary , national commerce and so on may all be carried out predominantly in English.  

16. Philippine English 16

17. Unique Characteristics In spoken English, the consonants f and p are often interchanged. Same for b and v. long and short vowels are often not differentiated Colloquial Filipino English: Nosebleed Traffic "As in!“ 17

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19. Can you give more examples that represents Philippine English? 19 It can be general or specific words or statements.

20. Thanks! Any questions? 20

21. References Holmes, J. (2013). Introduction to sociolinguistics . [ Ebook ]. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source= web&rct = j&url =https://salahlibrary.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/janet_holmes_an_introduction_to_sociolinguisticbokorg.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiWu425t7XrAhXX7WEKHWdOCS0QFjAKegQIDRAB&usg=AOvVaw0jbeyUNo29KEpsZYYUX9Ir 21