Reflective Essay - English as an International Language

Reflective Essay - English as an International Language Order Description Reflective Essay Wardhaugh (1993) observes that, “one of the things that you are soon likely to discover about languages is that others do not speak the language you speak. They speak very different languages in fact. You will also notice that those who do speak the language you speak do so with noticeable differences” (p. 130). (Source: Wardhaugh, R. (1993). Investigating Language: Central Problems in Linguistics. Oxford: Blackwell) How does Wardhaugh’s observation confirm or disconfirm your everyday experiences and/or observations of using and communicating in English? Please include/discuss at least three of the main concepts in attached scanned topics and Readings (e.g. dialect, genderlect, and ethnolect) Scanned Readings attached Topic Language and Dialect Readings Trudgill (1998) Hudson (1996) Topic Language Variation 1 (Sociolect, Register & Style) Readings Yule (1996)?Bauer, Holmes & Warren (2006) Stockwell (2007) Topic Language Variation 2 (Pidgins and Creoles) Reading Stockwell (2007) Topic Language Variation 3 (Multilingualism) Readings Stockwell (2007)?Bauer, Holmes & Warren (2006)