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varieties of english and language registers GROUP 3  Lesson Outline Demonstrate understanding of the concept of the varieties of English in Asian contexts Discuss the importance of varieties of English in both oral and written contexts; Demonstrate knowledge about the concept of registers o...

varieties of english and language registers GROUP 3  Lesson Outline Demonstrate understanding of the concept of the varieties of English in Asian contexts Discuss the importance of varieties of English in both oral and written contexts; Demonstrate knowledge about the concept of registers of English in spoken and written language; and Use the appropriate register depending on the communication situations.  World Englishes (WE) or also known as the varieties of English in class. WORLD ENGLISHES (WE) World Englishes (WE) actually stands for the localized varieties of English as they are used or spoken in certain areas. In the Asian context, the concept was introduced by Braj Kachru. The famous "Three Concentric Circles of Asian Englishes".  WORLD ENGLISHES (WE) The famous "Three Concentric Circles of Asian Englishes" attributed to Kachru presents the three circles: THE INNER THE OUTER The Expanding CIRCLE CIRCLE Circle  INNER CIRCLE The inner circle with ENL (English as a Native Language) member countries. Examples countries belong to the Inner Circle are: 1.USA; 3. AUSTRALIA, 5. NEW ZEALAND 2.UK, 4. CANADA  OUTER CIRCLE The outer circle with ESL (English as a Second Language) member countries. Examples countries belong to the Outer Circle are: 1. Bangladesh, Kenya, 2.Sri Lanka, Ghana, 3. Philippines, 2.Nigeria, Singapore, Pakistan, Malaysia, Tanzania, India, and Zambia.  EXPANDING CIRCLE The expanding circle with EFL (English as a Foreign Language) member countries. Examples countries belong to the Expanding Circle are: 1. China, Indonesia, 2.South Africa, 3. Israel, Nepal, 4. Zimbabwe, Egypt, Korea, CIS, Caribbean South America, Japan, Countries, 5. Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan. It is then to be understood that people have different linguistics and cultural backgrounds making intercultural communication a significant variable in communication. ACCORDING TO BAUTISTA AND GONZALES (2006) The structural characteristics of these new varieties differ because of the mother tongue or home languages of those who learn or acquire English. Even in terms of social features, differences can also be highlighted in that there is a continuum of basilect, mesolect, and acrolect varieties of English within the same speech community.  ACROLECT The acrolect comes closest to the standard.  BASILECT The basilect digresses thoroughly from it and comes closest to the pidgin.  MESOLECT The mesolect or the middle variety is midway between the acrolect and basilect. BAUTISTA AND GONZALES They use the term edulects for these varieties resulting from certain types of education ascertained by social class but are conveyed or transferred by the kind of instruction of the school system especially for those coming from higher-income families and/or better educated classes.  OUTER AND EXPANDING CIRCLE Example: Nigerians says 'success for suc'cess. And Indian and IN TERMS OF STRESS Nigerians say recog'nize (STRESSING) AND RHYTHM, THEY for ‘recognize. OBSERVE SYLLABLE-TIMED In terms of sounds, they RHYTHM RATHER THAN STRESS- do not observe initial TIMED RHYTHM. aspiration of voiceless plosives such as p, t,k.  INNER CIRCLE In terms of stress and rhythm, Inner Circle countries observe as in the case of 'import and im'port. They do not utilize contrastive stress for focusing. In terms of sounds b,d,g. Voice or vocal cord.  With respect to lexicon, vocabulary words peculiar only to some English varieties in Southeast Asia can be noted as seen the following example: SINGAPORE ENGLISH  SINGAPORE ENGLISH Actsy "show off" Missy "nurse" Chop "rubber stamp" Marina Kids "youngsters who spend their leisure time at or around Marina square, a shopping centre" Graduate mothers "graduate (well-educated) married women, encourage to have more children and accorded certain privileges in Singapore", as compared to non graduate mothers.  PHILIPPINE ENGLISH Deep "puristic or hard to understand" Stick "cigarette", high blood "tense or upset" Blow out "treating someone with a snack or meal" Motel "a hotel used for pre-marital or extramarital affairs" and many more.  MALAYSIAN ENGLISH Antilog "a male hated by a girl" Popcorn "a loquacious person" Kachang "peanuts, easy" Slamber "relax" and many more. LANGUAGE REGISTERS OR REGISTERS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE REGISTERS OR REGISTERS OF ENGLISH When it comes to language variation, the terms genre, register and style are often encountered. David Crystal (2008), defines registers as “a variety of language defined according to its use in social situations e.g. a registers of scientific, religious, and formal English." And he added that varieties of language defined according to the characteristics of the users and is given classification into field, mode and manner of discourse.  FIELD may be analyzed in terms of the social setting and the communicative purpose in which text is produced.  MODE could be explained in the light of the knowledge of other texts required of speakers/listeners and writer/readers as regards the genre including the formal text features. LANGUAGE REGISTER Refers to the formality of language which one speaks.  FORMAL REGISTERS Is used in formal speaking and writing situations. It is likewise use in professional writing like project proposals, position papers, and business letters.  LEGALESE Or legal language is highly characterized by archaic expressions.  TEXTESE Or language of text.  GROUP 3 Aliser, Erica Bayobo, Ashley Cabizares, Kimbert Fajardo, Ryan Miole, Catlina Puyod,Nika Rubas, Retchell Villamala, Jerryan