Across
- 1. hegemony :domination of one culture/language over others.
- 3. :a hybrid of Spanish and English, used by bilingual communities in the U.S. and beyond.
- 8. alternating between two or more languages in conversation.
- 9. :the process of increasing worldwide interconnectedness, often using English.
- 12. power :cultural influence exerted through language, media, and ideas.
- 13. :implified English of about 1,500 words, used as a tool for global communication.
- 14. imperialism :the dominance of one language, threatening others.
- 15. languages : languages at risk of disappearing due to dominance of global languages.
Down
- 2. :words adopted from one language into another.
- 4. English :the “accepted” or “official” form of English used in education/media.
- 5. tongue :a person’s first/native language.
- 6. legacy: the influence of colonization on the spread of languages like English.
- 7. :a mix of Hindi and English, increasingly popular in India and media.
- 10. franca : a common language used for communication between speakers of different native languages.
- 11. a simplified form of speech formed from two or more languages, used for trade/communication.
