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HomeWorld Englishes: Convergence or Divergence?
Sunday, April 20th, 2003, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Peter Trudgill, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
There are many intellectuals in Great Britian today who are worried about the future of the English language. It is very interesting, however, to note that these worries are of two different kinds. One concern is that English around the world is homogenising under the influence of American English. The other is that English is disintegrating into a number of mutually unintelligible varieties. These concerns can both be wrong, but they cannot both be right. Peter Trudgill's paper will attempt to resolve this issue.
Organization: Kyushu-Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association of College English Teachers (Kyushu-Okinawa JACET)
Cost: JACET Members: free (optional reception afterwards: 5,000 yen)
Non-members: unknown (optional reception afterwards: 5,000 yen)
Venue: Seinan University, Building 2, room 202 (entrance opposite the library) Nishijin, Fukuoka City
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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