English in the World Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. usage is what matters: we should observe how language is used and try to explain that usage in linguistic terms.
  2. 4. classifying language, giving a word a stable definition and official status.
  3. 10. where english is a foreign language.
  4. 11. a process in which members of the dominant culture adopt elements of a minority culture.
  5. 12. a spread from the UK to countries where negative english speakers have settled down in large numbers, where english is a first language for many.
  6. 13. a word, expression or other feature that is a characteristic of american english.
  7. 14. a common language which can be used by different groups whose first languages are different.
  8. 15. a word that is borrowed.
  9. 16. a form of english used in formal and public contexts in an English-speaking country.
Down
  1. 1. the belief that language is subject to rules and should not change.
  2. 3. the process during language contact by which a word from one language is adopted for use in another language.
  3. 5. the global spread of English, by Braj Kachru.
  4. 6. where english is a second language for many and where english has current status as an official language and/or has had such status in the past and has ‘subsidiary language’ status.
  5. 7. a language spoken across different countries.
  6. 8. imposing a dominant language of native speakers of another language.
  7. 9. a person or society who only speaks one language.