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Nothing Stands Still for LongChanging English: Past, Present – and Future?
Rob Dean Macedonia, 2011
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Agenda
1. Things people say…
2. Types of change
3. Source of change
4. Examples galore
5. Teaching Implications
6. What of the future?
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1. There are less people here today than there were yesterday.
2. Due to bad weather, the event was cancelled.3. And, later on, we’ll have some coffee.4. I’d like to quickly tell you something.5. You’ll get a free gift if you order today.6. None of you are going to enjoy this.7. Me and my mum always go shopping on
Saturday.8. It rained all day, so we had to put the party off.
Things people say:
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Prescription or Description?
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Fighting the Change…
L’Académie Française
1. Le parking
2. Le pressing
3. Le marketing
4. Le weekend
5. Le footing
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Change is nothing new
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Words from Different Sources
Old English
book
help
French
volume
aid
Latin
text
assistance
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What’s changing?
•Vocabulary / lexis
•Grammar
•Functional Language
•Pronunciation
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What’s causing the changes?
Media – Television, films, journalism
Technology & Lifestyle changes
Political correctness
‘Foreign’ words entering the language
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“New” Borrowed Words- Which language?
panini
fajita
vindaloo
oligarch
passé
barrista
New products from abroad Easier / Shorter names for existing things
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“I am so not gonna do that”
The ‘Friends’ PhenomenonThe Influence of the Media:
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The ‘Little Britain’ Phenomenon
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“Vicky’s like standing at the bus stop and I’m like, “What are you doing here?”
“Vicky was standing at the bus stop and I said to her “What are you doing here?” Usage: Informal version of past continuous
Usage: Informal; to introduce direct speech, often of a surprising or interesting nature.
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Changing Pronunciation
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Queen’s English
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Pronunciation… on the move
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The ‘Neighbours’ Effect
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The ‘Neighbours’ Effect
It’s great to be here.
I enjoy visiting Macedonia
I’ve been here before.
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Australian Intonation
(Rising Terminus)
American Shortening
Going to
Want to
Sort of
Gonna
Wanna
Sorta
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The Influence of New Technology
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SMS Acronyms
LOL
BBL
EOD
LMK
FYA
POS
Laugh out Loud
Be back later
End of discussion
Let me know
For your amusement
Parent over shoulder
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New words for a new technological age
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What’s Missing?
agenative
bookbusinesscash
commerce crimefraud
kidnapper
digital
e-
cyber
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e-business
e-cash
e-commerce
e-money
e-publishing
e-tailer
e-ticket
e-book
e-zine
e-signature
Business Non-Business
e-words
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‘cyber’ words
cybercafe
cyberland
cyberforensics
cybercrime
cyberfraud
cyberkidnapper
cyberporn
cybersickness
cyberterrorism
cyberwidow
neutralnegative
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Changing Lifestyles
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Words and expressions for the New Decade
the sandwich generation
kidults
the green pound
fake bake
a mouse potato
a slackademic
a walking bus
hottie
Noughties
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Some fashionable commonly used words and expressions that annoy…
We have pan fried chicken and oven baked fish
I’m lovin’ it
At this moment in time, the meeting is still in progress
Please enter your PIN number.
Passengers are kindly requested to proceed to gate 15.
Would you like cheese or ham? - Whatever!
Here’s your meal. Enjoy!
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The Age of Political Correctness
air stewardessactressblind
fatshort
cheating
flight attendantactor
non-sightedperson of substancevertically challenged
collaborative learning
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Implications for Teaching…
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Modern Teaching Materials?
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Modern Teaching Materials?
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Implications for Teaching…
1) Reception vs. Production
Exposure to REAL language:
•Authentic texts
•DVD
•You Tube
•Songs…
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Implications for Teaching…
1) Reception vs. Production
2) Fluency vs. Accuracy (exams?)
3) Spoken vs. Written
Play it safe!
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Lynne Truss
Talk to the Hand
David Crystal
The Fight for English
Lynne Truss
Eats, Shoots and
Leaves
Bill Bryson
Mother Tongue
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And what of the future?
If I was minister for English...
What changes would you like to see?
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•‘s’ in 3rd person singular
•irregular verbs
•Less frequently used tenses
•articles
•used to and past ‘would’
Bye Bye to:
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•simplification of question tags
•‘will’/’would’ used in if-
clauses
•time/tense agreement
•simplification of prefixes –
‘un’ for everything negative
…and on top of that:
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Ze drem vil finali kum tru!!!
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