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Displacement and Subjection. Linguistic consequences

Displacement: a substantial settlement by first-language speakers in English displaced the precolonial population (examples are North America and Australia)Subjection: sparser colonial settlement kept the colonial population in subjection, allowing some of them access to learning English as a second or additional language (Nigeria, Cameron and India). Linguistic consequences: 1. New varieties (social, economic and political inequalities + language contact played an important role in shaping them)2. Dialect levelling +...