Varieties of English 杭州师范大学 骆蓉 全国高校微课比赛

Look at the following two words and judge whether they are both correct words. English √ 全国高校微课比赛 ? Englishes

全国高校微课比赛 “Englishes” refers to: various kinds of Englishes used in different countries and regions

全国高校微课比赛 English With the variation of the English language, it gradually evolves into different varieties.

U.S.A The Origin of the English Language 全国高校微课比赛

You may wonder: 全国高校微课比赛 Since England is so small and distant, how comes its language becomes so widely used and even the world’s first language?

By 1900, the British Empire has established colonies all around the world.

Its former colonies include: The USA Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa Singapore …

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A list of varieties of English Varieties of English 1. British English 2. American English 3. Canadian English 4. Australian English 5. South African English 6. and more… 全国高校微课比赛

British English and American English BrE and AmE Their differences mainly lie in three aspects: 1. pronunciation 2. spelling 3. vocabulary 全国高校微课比赛

1. Pronunciation Differences: pronunciation examples BrE AmE a can’t /ask half/fast /a/ /  / o box/ hot spot/ sock /  / /  / r (after vowel) car/ door party silent /r/ -ary/-orydictionary/ secretary /  / /  / 全国高校微课比赛

2. Spelling Differences: Spelling BrE AmE different letters centre center Longer or shorter colour color different forms practice n. practise v. practise n/v. 全国高校微课比赛

mail movie subway garbage vacation apartment post film underground rubbish holiday flat 3. Vocabulary Differences: BrE AmE 全国高校微课比赛

How about Chinese English? Chinese English is also an English variety. It belongs to New Englishes. 全国高校微课比赛

New Englishes “New Englishes” refers to the Englishes used in new emerging countries, esp. in non-western settings, such as Asia, Africa and Latin America. 全国高校微课比赛

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