ENG3701 ASSIGNMENT 2 2025 – FULLY ANSWERED (DUE 18 JULY 2025)

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ENG3701 Assignment 2 Memo | Due 18 July 2025. All questions fully answered. Section A: Engaging with Moodle content pages 1. Explain how the introduction of the printing press contributed to the development and spread of the English language during the Early Modern English period. (10 marks) 2. Discuss the importance of the Renaissance period in developing the English language. (10 marks) Section B: Engaging with articles Text A: Bamgbose, A. 2020. ‘A recurring decimal: English in language policy and planning’, in Nelson, C.L. and Povshina, Z.G. (eds) The Handbook of World Englishes, pp. 659–673. 3. Discuss the significance of English in language policy and planning in postcolonial contexts, as highlighted by Ayọ Bamgboṣe. How does the author explain the persistence of English as a “recurring decimal” in national language policies? (15 marks) 4. Analyse the challenges posed by the dominance of English in multilingual societies, as discussed by Bamgboṣe. How does this dominance affect indigenous languages and cultural identity? Provide examples from the text to support your answer. (15 marks) Text B: Mesthrie, R. 2020. ‘Contact linguistics and World Englishes’, in Nelson, C.L. and Povshina, Z.G. (eds) The Handbook of World Englishes, pp. 283–298. 5. Explain the concept of “language contact” as discussed by Rajend Mesthrie. How does language contact contribute to the development of World Englishes? Provide examples of linguistic features (e.g., phonological, lexical, or syntactic) that have emerged due to contact between English and other languages. (20 marks)