Features of Japanese English (JE)

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What is the main reason for including Expanding Circle varieties among the Englishes of Asia?

  • To show the stability of Expanding Circle varieties compared to other English varieties.
  • To demonstrate the increasing importance of English in all contexts today. (correct)
  • To explore the nuances of intra-national usage of English.
  • To analyze the phonological features of Expanding Circle varieties.

What distinguishes Expanding Circle varieties from Inner or Outer Circle varieties?

  • Their exclusion from global interactions.
  • Their stability.
  • Their advanced stage in Schneider's Dynamic Model.
  • Their common features displayed by users. (correct)

What term is used in the chapter to describe a certain form of Japanese English (JE)?

  • Codifiable
  • Phonological
  • Similect (correct)
  • Dynamic Model

Which aspects are covered before discourse and pragmatic features in the chapter?

<p>Phonological and morpho-syntactic features. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the chapter suggest Japanese interlocutors will bring their form of JE to global interactions?

<p>With individual variation. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the areas that past work on Japanese English (JE) has focused on?

<p>Phonological features, syntactic features, and lexical development (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Thompson (2001) observe about the front vowel /a/ in Japanese English (JE)?

<p>It is often substituted for five other vowels in JE. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Nihalani (2010) claim regarding the substitution of /a/ for other vowels in Japanese English?

<p>The phonetic distinctness between the two vowels is lost. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where were the sources of spoken data gathered for phonology and morphosyntax of Japanese English?

<p>Both inside and outside Japan (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Yamaguchi and Chiew (2020) demonstrate about Japanese English (JE) speakers in their corpus?

<p>They differentiate between sounds, avoiding conflation. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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