Diapositiva 1

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Standard English (as defined by David Crystal)
A variety of English with no local base.
SE is not a matter of pronunciation (it is spoken
in a variety of accents)
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Standard English
SE is the variety of English which carries most
prestige within a country.
SE is the Egnlish used by the powerful (James
Sledd)
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RP Received Pronunciation AKA Queens (or
Kings) English, Oxford English, BBC English
The starndard accent of English as spoken in the
South of England (OCD)
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The Speech Accent Archive
http//accent.gmu.edu/browse_language.php?function
findlanguageenglish
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British vs. American slang
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vwYmrg3owTRE
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24 English accents in 6 minutes
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vdABo_DCIdpM
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Global English (Globish)
A simplified, non-idiomatic variety of English
for International communication
Jean-Paul Nerriere decaffeinated
English, English-lite
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Lingua Franca
A language that is used beyond the boundaries of
its original community as a second language for
communication between communitites
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World Englishes
Localised varieties of English
Especially those developed in countries formerly
colonised by Great Britain and the United States
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Braj Kachrus model of World Englishes