Write an essay on the various types and varieties of english
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Basic English
noun
a simple form of English consisting of 850 words, as well as some international and scientific words. It was originally intended for use as an international language.
BBC Englishnoun
british
the standard pronunciation of British EnglishBlack Englishnoun
a type of English spoken by some black people, especially in the US
British Englishnoun
the type of English that people speak in Great Britain
cockneynoun
a type of informal English that cockneys speak
ELFnoun
English as a lingua franca: a form of English that is sometimes used as a way of communicating by people whose first languagesare not English, and that has some features that are not usually considered to be correct in standard English
Estuary Englishnoun
british
a way of speaking that many people from London and southeastern England have. It combines some features of standard English with others that are typical of London and areas around the Thames estuary, for example using a glottal stop for the ‘t’ sound.Geordienoun
the type of English that people speak in northeastern England
Middle Englishnoun
the form of the English language that was spoken and written from about 1150 to 1470
the Queen’s Englishnoun
old-fashioned
the form of spoken and written British English that is considered correct by most peopleReceived Pronunciationnoun
formal
RPRPnoun
Received Pronunciation: a way of speaking British English that is considered to be the standard pronunciation in the UK
Scotsnoun
a variety of English spoken in Scotland
Standard Englishnoun
the form of spoken and written English that is considered acceptable by most people
Strinenoun
australian
informal
Australian EnglishWorld Englishnoun
if a word belongs to World English, it is used and recognized by people in all the countries where English is spoken
World Englishnoun
all the different varieties of English used in countries across the world
broken Englishif someone speaks in broken English etc, they speak slowly and make a lot of mistakes because they do not know the languagevery well