Peculiarities of regional varieties of the English language. Standard English, variants and dialects

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  Все работы   →   Рефераты и реферативные задания   →   Английский язык
• Год добавления:
  07.04.2015 г.
• Объем работы:
  18 стр.
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  Table of contents
  
  Introduction 3
  1. Regional variation of the English language 4
  1.1. The World Englishes 4
  1.2. Standard English and Received Pronunciation 6
  Resume 9
  2. Variants and dialects of the English language 10
  2.1. Main dialects of British English 10
  2.2. Main dialects of American English 13
  Resume 15
  Conclusion 16
  Bibliography 17
  
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  Introduction
  
  Peculiarities of regional varieties and dialects of the English language is the most topical theme nowadays. The English language is today the world language. In many countries of the world English is one of the official languages or the first foreign language. It is a prestigious language in the sphere of education. More over, almost all intercultural contacts are held in the English language. The topicality of the English language can be explained by the fact that nowadays it is almost impossible to define all the variants and dialects of English.
  The aim of the present work is to investigate peculiarities of regional varieties of the English language: RP, different variants and dialects.
  The tasks of the present work are the following:
  1. To study the notion of “world Englishes”, to represent the main variants of English.
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  1. Regional variation of the English language
  1.1. The World Englishes
  
  Nowadays English has become a truly global language. There are only few places at the world map where English is not spoken. English is the mother tongue of people living in Great Britain, North America, and Australia. In South and Southeast Asia English has established itself as a link language between the indigenous languages. English is the official language or one of the official languages in many countries of the world. For example, in Nigeria English is used officially together with other languages: Edo, Efik, Idoma, Yoruba and others. English is also used for creative writing in countries where it is considered to be the second language. In many countries of Europe, China and Russia English is a first foreign language in school because it is considered to be the most important international language .
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