Global English Phonetics

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GLOBAL ENGLISH
PHONETICS

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01
Global English
Language Statistics

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Which Countries Want
to Learn English Most?
Phillipines, Sweden, Israel
UAE
Malaysia
the United Arab Emirates
Malaysia
Phillipines, Sweden, Israel

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What views do those living in the
UK have on the matter?
Other
French
English
Spanish
English
Spanish
French
Other

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What even is an official
language anyway?
The language or one of
the languages that is
accepted by a country’s
government, is taught in
schools, used in the
courts of law, etc

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How Many Countries Have English
as an Official Language?
Our research found that English is recognised as
an official language by law in 55 countries
worldwide. That’s 28.5% of the world’s countries.
If we include countries that have English as an
official language by fact (not recognised by law),
this increases the total to 75, therefore meaning
that 39% of the world’s countries have English as
one of their official languages.

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02
The varieties
of English

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The dialect or accent is usually the
factor that enables one to distinguish
the various types of English out there.
BRITISH ENGLISH
AMERICAN ENGLISH
AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH
CANADIAN ENGLISH
INDIAN ENGLISH
PHILIPPINE ENGLISH
UGANDAN ENGLISH
NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH
SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH

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03
The characteristics
of global English

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What is Global English?
Global English is a simplified version of the English
language, it is a set of rules for writing globally. It is
also known as international English or world English.

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What is the difference between
standard English and global
English?
- The standard English that native speakers
use has lots of sayings and idioms that can
be difficult to translate across the world.
- There are lots of unique grammar features
and even some challenging tenses such as
the passive voice.

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Why is Global
English useful?

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What are the key features of
Global English?
Consistent word order
Short sentences
No passive voice used
No figurative language
Logical and literal words

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Things to remember about
global English:
It's not a literal translation to other languages as all
languages are so different it can't be one.
It should still sound natural to a native speaker.
It is written with the audience in mind so anyone can
understand it rather than over formalising it.

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04
The perspectives of
the development of
the English

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Baugh and Cable listed several
challenges they considered parameters
to be used to predict the future of
English:
1. The actual size of the English-speaking population.
2. Changing scenes, conditions, and realities.
3. The rise of Chinese.
4. Emerging research trends.

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The first prediction:
It is anticipated that with English growing big
in population size, it could turn into a
‘monster’ that leads to the death of many
vulnerable languages with a smaller
number of speakers.

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The second prediction:
English like Latin, might produce
more varieties that would eventually
develop into distinct codes.

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The third prediction:
English will continue to grow as a global
language for more dominance and
expansion, especially with the growing
populations of the people who use English
in the outer and expanding circles.

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The need to study
English language
variants

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SPELLING:
In British English the
final consonant is
doubled when adding
an ending, like:
BrE — travelling, AmE — traveling
BrE — colour, AmE — color
Similarly, the British our endings become or in American:

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GRAMMAR:
Some irregular verbs
are spelt differently in
British vs American
English.
BrE — dreamt,
learnt,
AmE — dreamed,
learned

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VOCABULARY:

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06
CONCLUSION

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The emergence of English as a global language has brought about
significant transformations and changes. It is predicted that English will
adapt to new environments and face challenges from other languages
such as Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish. Additionally, there will be
numerous varieties of English spoken worldwide, potentially outnumbering
native speakers of British English. Despite these changes, it is believed
that English will remain a global language in the future with different
perspectives and variations. Therefore, people should not view English as
a disadvantage but rather an opportunity for improvement. It is also
important for individuals to promote and use their local languages to
preserve them for future generations.

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Thanks for
your
attention!