Post on 23-Dec-2015
Varieties of English
Types of VariationTypes of Variation
Region
Social Group
Field of Discourse
Medium
Attitude
Regional VariationRegional Variation
Geographical Dispersion
So distinct that we regard them as different languages
e.g. The Germanic Dialect
EnglishDutch
German
Swedish
Dialects
Social Variation
Social Variation
Uneducated Uneducated
Non-Standard regional dialectNon-Standard regional dialect
Educated Educated
British British American American
Standard EnglishStandard English
National Standards of English
National Standards of English
British British American American
Grammatically Grammatically
Lexically Lexically
Other National
Standards
Other National
Standards
Scots EnglishScots English
‘Lallans’ Scots‘Lallans’ Scots
Irish English
Irish English
Canadian English
Canadian English
South African English
South African English
Australian English
Australian English
New Zealand English
New Zealand English
Non-regional
Prestigious
Non-regional
Prestigious
PronunciationPronunciation Standard EnglishStandard English
Received Pronunciation
(RP)
Received Pronunciation
(RP)
andand
BrEBrE AmEAmE
VocabularyVocabulary
GrammarGrammar
Orthography Orthography
Varieties according to
Field of discourseField of
discourseMedium Medium
Manner of speaking
related to the situation
and /or context
Manner of speaking
related to the situation
and /or context
Spoken EnglishSpoken English
Written EnglishWritten English
Stress Stress
Rhythm Rhythm
Intonation Intonation
Explicit Explicit
e.g. Law, cookering
Varieties according to
Attitude Attitude
Formal Formal
Informal Informal
Relatively stiffRelatively stiff
Cold Cold
Polite Polite
Impersonal Impersonal
Relatively relaxedRelatively relaxed
Warm Warm
Casual Casual
Friendly Friendly