Questão de Língua Inglesa

Four types of English exist in Africa, identifiable in terms of history, functions, and linguistic characteristics. West African th Pidgin English has a history going back to the 15 century, 400 years before formal colonization. Creole varieties of English have a history going back to repatriation of enslaved people from the th Caribbean and the United States of America in the 19 century. Second language varieties, which are the most widespread on the continent, are prototypically associated with British colonization and its education systems. L1 (first language) English occurred mostly in Southern and East Africa and is best represented in South Africa. The latter shows significant similarities with the other major Southern Hemisphere varieties of English, spoken in Australia and New Zealand. African Englishes From a Sociolinguistic Perspective. Internet: <oxfordre.com> (adapted). Considering the previous text, its ideas and linguistic features, as well as the reading strategies that apply to it, judge the following items.