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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.

The phrase “the most widespread”, in the fourth sentence of the text, is a superlative construction, with “most” modifying the adjective “widespread”.
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Comentário: A frase “the most widespread” realmente apresenta uma construção superlativa, onde "most" atua como um modificador do adjetivo "widespread". Essa estrutura indica que as variedades de inglês como segunda língua são mais comuns em comparação com outras variantes no continente africano. A construção superlativa é uma forma de expressar o grau máximo de uma qualidade, e neste caso, a frase destaca que as variedades de inglês como segunda língua são as mais prevalentes na África, corroborando a ideia de que são amplamente usadas e reconhecidas.

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