5.10 Language Diversity--3数字时代的商务英语写作.pdf

Verbal Communication 5.10LanguageDiversity--3 Hi, everyone.Welcome back to the course. In the previous section, we’ve learned some aspects reflecting language diversity. In this section, we’ll talk about the last three. Let’s first seewhatpidgin andlinguafrancaare. Pidgins are formed and used when two communities that do not share a common language come into contact and need to communicate.This is very common, especially in trade or other business activities. Common pidgins are based on English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. A pidgin has a simplified grammatical structure and reduced lexicon and refers mainly to a small set ofcontexts– it isabout situationaluse. Pidgin languages possess two characteristics. First, they have no native speakers. Second,the linguistic and grammatical structure of pidgin language is always simple and based on one or two other languages. For example, some pidgin language is still spoken in Hong Kong. It is the mixture of Cantonese-- the native language in Hong Kong and British English. The meaningof“howmuch dollar”isexpressedas… 口 乜 治 打 鏬 （Cantonese） “How muchee dollar” is pidgin. “How muchee dollar” means “how much dollar” in pidgin; “Long time no see” is a typical example of a pidgin used by early Chinese immigrants in the U.S.andhasbeenusedbymanypeople. Comparedwith therelatively low statusofpidgin,aLingua Franca is of higher value. A Lingua Franca is also used for communication between different groups of people, each speaking a different language.However,it is seen as a means of international communication and enjoys prestige among different groups of people. Today, English is considered a Lingua Franca because it has become the most widely used language spoken by non-native speakers. It is often called a globallanguagethat sustainscommunication in theworld. Now, let’s talk about idiom. Idiom is a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deduci