The English Language in America

Bonilla Abad, María Elena (2021). The English Language in America,Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (España). Facultad de Filología. Departamento de Filologías Extranjeras y sus Lingüísticas.

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Título The English Language in America
Autor(es) Bonilla Abad, María Elena
Materia(s) Filología
Abstract The number of English speakers in the world cannot be underestimated. As first language, English is spoken by over 300 million people, and by approximately the same quantity as a second language.1 In addition, it has become a global phenomenon as ‘lingua franca’ 2, the term referring to the chosen foreign language of communication in English between speakers with different first languages, thus ELF is used among non-native speakers who neither share a common native tongue nor a common (national) culture. The author of this thesis has a great interest in languages, its etymology, and its continual development in respect of dialects and language variation. The author of this paper is bilingual, that is to say, an equal capacity in two languages: Spanish and English. However, her knowledge of the English language and its linguistic variants has thus far been confined to the domain of England where she lived for many years. Throughout the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, America experienced a massive influx of immigration from various parts of the world, giving way to a multi-cultural society, which resulted in a great mixture of dialects. In this vein, and as principal objective, the author is of the opinion that research on American history, its language, its dialects and social varieties would be a fascinating journey of discovery and knowledge. The paper has been structured in four parts. The first section is dedicated to the colonial history, the different varieties of English that the first colonists brought from the British Isles, the linguistic contribution from other languages, and a brief overlook of the linguistic changes that took place after the American War of Independence. The second part provides a concise account of the history of American dialectology and a description of current regional phonological American dialects, including a set of sound changes identified as the “Northern Cities Shift.”
Editor(es) Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (España). Facultad de Filología. Departamento de Filologías Extranjeras y sus Lingüísticas
Supervisor del trabajo Guarddon Anelo, María del Carmen
Fecha 2021-06-01
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Idioma eng
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Tipo de recurso Bachelor Thesis
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Notas adicionales Trabajo Fin de Grado en Estudios Ingleses: Lengua, Literatura y Cultura. Especialidad de Diacronía y Tipología de la Lengua Inglesa. UNED

 
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