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Four types of English exist in Africa, identifiable in terms of history, functions, and linguistic characteristics. West African Pidgin English has a history going back to the 15th

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CEBRASPE (CESPE) · 2024

Four types of English exist in Africa, identifiable in terms of history, functions, and linguistic characteristics. West African Pidgin English has a history going back to the 15th century, 400 years before formal colonization. Creole varieties of English have a history going back to repatriation of enslaved people from the Caribbean and the United States of America in the 19th 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

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Considering the previous text, its ideas and linguistic features, as well as the reading strategies that apply to it, judge the follow item.

In the last sentence of the text, “The latter” is a noun phrase that refers to “South Africa”.
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Comentário: A afirmação está errada porque a expressão "the latter" refere-se à última de duas opções mencionadas anteriormente. No contexto do texto, "the latter" se refere a "L1 (first language) English", que é mencionado antes de "South Africa". Portanto, "the latter" não se refere a "South Africa", mas sim à categoria de inglês como primeira língua, a qual inclui várias características e contextos sociolinguísticos, especialmente em regiões como o Sul da África.

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