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Types of English Around the World
British English
Origins :red_flag:
It comes from Anglo-Saxon with Nordic and Norman influences.
Expansion thanks to the British Empire.
Dialects :red_flag:
Southern English, West Country, Ulster English, Welsh English, Scottish English.
Linguistic
characteristics: :red_flag:
Grammar: :check: Use of present perfect in recent actions.
Vocabulary: Examples: :check:
Flat → Apartment.
Lift → Elevator.
Petrol → Gasoline.
Accents :red_flag:
Received Pronunciation (Queen’s English).
Cockney (with their own rhymes).
Estuary English (mezcla de RP y Cockney).
Scouse (Liverpool).
American English
Origins :red_flag:
Based on British English, but influenced by native words and new inventions.
Expansion :red_flag:
Global popularity thanks to media such as radio, TV and press.
Linguistic
characteristics :red_flag:
Grammar: :check: Alternation between present perfect and simple past.
Vocabulary:
Examples: :check:
Cookie → Biscuit.
Truck → Lorry.
Trash can → Dustbin.
Pronunciation and
spelling differences: :check:
Color
(US) vs.
Colour* (UK).
Australian English
Origins :red_flag:
Influenced by British and Irish dialects.
Linguistic
characteristics :red_flag:
Vocabulary: :check:
Use of Australianisms (e.g. Bloke = Man, Sheila = Woman).
Common abbreviations
(e.g. Barbie = Barbecue, Brekkie = Breakfast).
Pronunciation: :check:
“a” → “i” (Yesterday →
yesterdie
).
“i” → “oi” (Ride →
roid
).
