ENL, ESL and EFL: The Quest for a Paradigmatic Model
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The acronyms of ENL, ESL, and EFL have been around for long enough as names of certain varieties of English depending on their locale and related circumstances of use. In their expanded form, they are known as ' ', ' ', and ' '. Far from being hypothetical varieties of the language, the three have their distinctive traits that are measurable along sociolinguistic and linguistic clines. On both the clines, ENL assumes the status of a functional standard or norm, and ESL and EFL get their respective designations according to their proximity with that supposed norm of ENL. However, the two do not indicate fixed locations on the clines. Over a period of time, given favourable circumstances, EFL may grow to acquire the traits of ESL, and ESL may grow to attain those of ENL in the sense that Andy Kirkpatrick attaches to the acronym in (2007) After a well reasoned argument, Kirkpatrick redefines ENL as 'English as a Nativised Language'.
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