Varieties of English
Social Group Region Types of Variation Field of Discourse Attitude Medium
Geographical Dispersion Regional Variation Dialects Geographical Dispersion e.g. The Germanic Dialect So distinct that we regard them as different languages Dutch Swedish English German
Social Variation Uneducated Educated Non-Standard regional dialect Standard English British American
National Standards of English British American Grammatically Lexically
Other National Standards Irish English Scots English ‘Lallans’ Scots Other National Standards Canadian English New Zealand English South African English Australian English
Received Pronunciation (RP) and Standard English Received Pronunciation (RP) BrE AmE Non-regional Prestigious Vocabulary Orthography Grammar
Manner of speaking related to the situation and /or context Varieties according to Field of discourse Medium Written English Spoken English Manner of speaking related to the situation and /or context Stress Explicit Rhythm e.g. Law, cookering Intonation
Varieties according to Relatively stiff Polite Formal Impersonal Cold Attitude Relatively relaxed Informal Casual Friendly Warm