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The Status of English in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts
2020. urn:nbn:hr:162:468256
Korotaj, Albina
University of Zadar
Department of English

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Korotaj, A. (2020). The Status of English in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts (Undergraduate thesis). Zadar: University of Zadar. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:468256

Korotaj, Albina. "The Status of English in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts." Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:468256

Korotaj, Albina. "The Status of English in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts." Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:468256

Korotaj, A. (2020). 'The Status of English in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts', Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, accessed 12 May 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:468256

Korotaj A. The Status of English in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts [Undergraduate thesis]. Zadar: University of Zadar; 2020 [cited 2024 May 12] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:468256

A. Korotaj, "The Status of English in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts", Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, Zadar, 2020. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:468256

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TitleThe Status of English in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts
Title (croatian)Status engleskog jezika u kolonijalnom i postkolonijalnom kontekstu
AuthorAlbina Korotaj
MentorSanja Škifić (mentor)
Committee memberAnna Martinović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberSanja Škifić (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberZlatko Bukač (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zadar
(Department of English)
Zadar
Defense date and country2020-09-22, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
This final paper analyses the status of English in colonial and postcolonial contexts and it is divided into six chapters. It contains the explanations and the definitions of the concepts of colonialism and postcolonialism. Furthermore, it provides a general overview of the status of English during colonialism and postcolonialsm. It contains brief information regarding the circumstances of the spread of English and its varieties, the explanation of English-based pidgins, creoles and indigenized varieties, the role of English in mass media, anti-English reactions, English in relation to technology, English within the Commonwealth and the role of English as a threat to language extinction. The following chapters aim to explain the development and the status of English in individual countries: India, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and South Africa. Finally, the paper provides a conclusion with the comparison of the status of the English language in the previously identified countries.
Abstract (croatian)
Ovaj završni rad analizira status engleskog jezika u kolonijalnom i postkolonijalnom kontekstu i podijeljen je u šest poglavlja. Sadrži objašnjenja i definicije pojmova kolonijalizma i postkolonijalizma. Nadalje, daje se pregled općenitog statusa engleskog jezika u vrijeme kolonijalizma i postkolonijalizma. Rad sadrži opće informacije o uvjetima širenja engleskog jezika i njegovih varijeteta, objašnjava pidžinske i kreolske jezike te domorodačke jezike koji se baziraju na engleskom jeziku, ulogu engleskog jezika u masovnim medijima, reakcije protiv engleskog jezika, odnos engleskog jezika i tehnologije, njegovu ulogu u organizaciji Commonwealtha te ulogu koju ima u procesu nestajanja drugih jezika. Svrha narednih poglavlja je objasniti nastanak i status engleskog jezika u pojedinim državama: Indiji, Australiji, Novom Zelandu, Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama, Kanadi i Južnoafričkoj Republici. Naposljetku, ovaj rad daje zaključak i usporedbu statusa engleskog jezika u prethodno navedenim državama.
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Keywords (croatian)
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:162:468256
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: undergraduate
Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
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