English dialects English dialects Australian Aboriginal English (AAE) is a term referring to the various varieties of the English language used by the indigenous people of Australia. These varieties, which developed differently in different parts of Australia, differ systematically from Standard Australian English (SAE). While the different regional varieties of AAE have much in common they also differ in various ways, reflecting the local indigenous Australian languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Australian Aboriginal English"
Australian English (AuE) is the form of the English language used in Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Australian English"
This article outlines the differences between Malaysian English or more popularly Manglish, the form of street Malaysian English spoken by most Malaysians and British English, which for the purposes of this article is assumed to be the form of English spoken in south east England, used by the British Government and the BBC and widely understood in other parts of the United Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "British and Malaysian English differences"
British English (BrE) is a term used to differentiate the form of the English language used in the United Kingdom from other forms of the English language used elsewhere. It includes all the varieties of English used within the UK, including England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. ...more on Wikipedia about "British English"
"Commonwealth English" is intended as a collective term for the perceived standard English language used in the Commonwealth of Nations 1, applying in theory to Australian English, British English, Caribbean English, Canadian English, Hiberno-English (Irish English) 2, Hong Kong English 3, Indian English (includes Pakistani English), formal Malaysian English, New Zealand English, formal Singapore English (but not colloquial Singlish) and South African English. But Canadian English in particular does not fit well with the others. The term is little used, and when used is most often synonymous with British English in its narrower sense or with International English in a specialised sense which excludes American English. ...more on Wikipedia about "Commonwealth English"
Hong Kong English is sometimes used to refer to the accent and characteristics of English spoken by some of the ethnic Chinese residents of Hong Kong. It is not a mixed, creole or pidgin language, nor a dialect of English. It is only a variant of English with some local influence. In some aspects it may be related to Chinglish. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hong Kong English"
Indian English refers to the dialects or varieties of English spoken primarily in India and the Indian subcontinent, and also by Indian diaspora elsewhere in the world. The dialect is also known as South Asian English. Due to British colonialism that saw an English-speaking presence in India for over two hundred years, a distinctly South Asian brand of English was born. ...more on Wikipedia about "Indian English"
International English is the concept of the English language as a global means of communication in numerous dialects, and the movement towards an international standard for the language. It is sometimes referred to as Global English, World English or Standard English. Sometimes these terms refer simply to the array of varieties of English spoken throughout the world; sometimes they refer to a desired standardisation. However, consensus on the terminology and path to standardisation has not been reached. ...more on Wikipedia about "International English"
Liberian English is the form of English spoken in the African country of Liberia. Because freed American slaves settled in Liberia, it is a descendant of American English. However, it can be difficult for a speaker of American English to understand a speaker of Liberian English for a number of reasons. The English of black American slaves was already markedly different from that of white Americans, and when freed slaves were sent to Liberia, the languages diverged even further. Also, the languages of the native tribes and ethnic groups in Liberia have made an impression upon Liberian English. Despite these influences, there has been heavy segregation between native Liberians and Americo-Liberians (descendents of the freed American slaves), which leads to Liberians having varying accents depending upon their heritage. ...more on Wikipedia about "Liberian English"
This is a list of varieties of the English language. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of dialects of the English language"
Madras bashai ( Tamil: ெமட்ராஸ் பாைஷ), is a type of mixed language spoken in the city of Chennai, India (previously known as Madras). It is a loose polyglot blend of Tamil and English, with loanwords from Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi- Urdu. The word bashai derives from the Sanskrit bhasha (language). The term therefore is Tamil for "Madras language". ...more on Wikipedia about "Madras bashai"
Malawian English is the English language as spoken in Malawi. English and Chichewa language are the country's two official languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Malawian English"
Malaysian English (MyE) or formally known as Malaysian Standard English (MSE) is a form of English used in Malaysia and can be considered the de facto lingua franca in Malaysia (although the national language is Malay). However, Malaysian English should never be confused with Malaysian Colloquial English which is famously known as Manglish or Street English. ...more on Wikipedia about "Malaysian English"
Manglish (or sometimes Malglish) is the colloquial version of the English language as spoken in Malaysia and it is a portmanteau of the word Malay and English. The language shares substantial linguistic similarities with Singlish in Singapore. In real essence, Manglish and Singlish are one and the same although there are a few slang words that exist in one and not in another. For all practical purposes, Manglish and Singlish are subsets of the same group. ...more on Wikipedia about "Manglish" Fast shortopedia shortopedia
Manx English or Anglo-Manx is the dialect of English spoken by the people of the Isle of Man. It has many borrowings from the original Manx language, a Goidelic language, and it differs widely from any other English, including other Celtic-derived dialects such as Welsh English and Hiberno-English. ...more on Wikipedia about "Manx English"
Mid Ulster English (Ulster Anglo-Irish) is the dialect of most people in Ulster, including those in the two main cities. It represents a cross-over area between Ulster Scots and Hiberno-English. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mid Ulster English"
New Zealand English is the dialect of English spoken in New Zealand, occasionally referred to within New Zealand as Newzild. ...more on Wikipedia about "New Zealand English"
Nigerian Pidgin English is a version of English with Nigerian elements (words, gestures, and connotations) added in. It is spoken chiefly in Nigeria and its neighbouring countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nigerian Pidgin English"
North American English is a collective term to describe the varieties of the English language that are spoken in the United States and Canada. Because of the considerable similarities in pronunciation, vocabulary and accent between American English and Canadian English, the two spoken languages are sometimes grouped together under a single category, as distinguished from the varieties of English that are spoken in the United Kingdom, Australia, or New Zealand and the Hiberno-English used in Ireland. Despite the Canadian spellings being closer to Commonwealth English (which is spoken in e.g. Australia, the British Isles and India) the collective term "North American English" is sometimes also used to designate the written language of the two countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "North American English"
Philippine English is the English language as it is used in the Philippines, where it is one of two official languages, the other being Filipino. ...more on Wikipedia about "Philippine English"
The Rastafari movement vocabulary, or Iyaric, is part of an intentionally created dialect of English. The adherents of Rastafari teachings believe that their original African languages were stolen from them when they were taken into captivity as part of the slave trade, and that English is an imposed colonial language. Their remedy for this situation has been the creation of a modified vocabulary and dialect, reflecting their desire to take forward language and to confront what they see as the corrupt and decadent society they call Babylon. This is accomplished by avoiding words and syllables seen as negative, such as "back", and changing them to positive ones. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rastafarian vocabulary" It's time to think about www.shortopedia.com.
The regional accents of English speakers show great variation across the areas where English is spoken as a first language. This article provides an overview of the many identifiable variations in pronunciation, usually deriving from the phoneme inventory of the local dialect, of the local variety of Standard English between various populations of native English speakers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Regional accents of English speakers"
English pronunciation is divided into two main accent groups, the rhotic and the non-rhotic, depending on when the phoneme (the letter "r", equivalent to Greek rho) is pronounced. Rhotic speakers pronounce written "r" in all positions (although many rhotic speakers omit it in French loan words where "r" is silent, such as dossier). Non-rhotic speakers pronounce "r" only if it is followed by a vowel (see " linking R"). In linguistic terms, non-rhotic accents are said to exclude in the syllable coda. This is commonly referred to as postvocalic R, although that term can be misleading because not all R's that occur after vowels are excluded in non-rhotic English. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rhotic and non-rhotic accents"
South African English is a dialect of English spoken in South Africa and to some extent, in neighbouring countries with a large number of Anglo-Africans living in them, such as Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe. ...more on Wikipedia about "South African English"
Sri Lankan English (SLE) is the English language as spoken in Sri Lanka. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sri Lankan English" Stay cool with shortopedia.
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