- Indo-European and Germanic influences.
- Germanic groups.
- Old English.
- Middle English.
- Early Modern English.
- Late Modern English.
- English as a World language.
- Global power of English.
- English as an International language.
- Types of speakers of English in the modern World.
- English speaking communities.
- Spread of English and the reasons.
- Variation of English around the World.
- English in Europe.
based on the 3rd week class (20th jan 2009)
ReplyDeletei have attached some links that can help to answer the first question.
question 1~ explain the following n examples
a)lingua franca-http://www.yourdictionary.com/lingua-franca
b)dialects- http://www.sedgleymanor.com/dictionaries/dialect.html
(example of black country dialect)
c)idiolect-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiolect
d)standard english- http://www.encyclopedia.com/
(meaning of the standard english)
from group 4- manesh, ambiga, firdaus and nithya