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English Family (Multidialecticism (Different regional backgrounds (Dialect…
English Family
Multidialecticism
Different regional backgrounds
Dialect unintelligibility
Caused by
Rapid conversation
Can be solved by
Slow down
Different Varieties
turn into
Multilingualism
Varieties becoming even more differentiated
Different and unintelligible languages
Latin as an example of this
Identity
Intelligibility
Varieties becoming more similar
World Standard Spoken English
People from different countries would slip into WSSE when need to comunicate with others
Euro English
Syllable-timed rhythm
Use of simplified sentence constructions
Avoidance of idioms and colloquial vocabulary
Slower rate of speech
Use of clearer patterns of articulation
How does a language become autonomous?
Comunity with a single mind about the matter
Enough political and economic power
Decision respected by outsiders
More people spoke English as a 2nd language than as a mother language
Almost impossible to make English stop growing