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Unit 10 Varieties of English英语变体任课教师：罗凌志联系方式：dabianzi@Case study•1. The queen of a European country – Chicago•―The next time you come, bring the kids along.‖•―下次您老人家光临，带上您的丫头和小子。
‖•2. to an American professor, ―bucks‖•―您每月挣几张‗大团结‘？‖Definition of language variety•This may include languages, dialects, accents, registers, styles or other sociolinguistic variation, as well as the standard variety itself.•―V ariety‖•language•dialectThe localized varieties of British EnglishEnglish EnglishAustralian EnglishNew Zealand EnglishSouth African EnglishThe localized varieties of North American EnglishAmerican EnglishCanadian EnglishThe localized varieties of English as a second languageIndian EnglishSingaporean EnglishPhilippine EnglishEnglish English & British Elnglish―British English‖ = English written and spoken by educate d speakers in England and, with minor differences, in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.English English & British ElnglishOn the contrary, ―English English‖is used to refer to a variety associated only with England -- the birthplace of English—for the most part.--social accent associated with the BBC---British Received Pronunciation (RP)Read the quotations and tell whether you agree or disagree.Differences in grammarDifferences of AE vs. EE (RP)1.Differences in Pronunciation•r-more, tear, tour•a-example; fast•i--sentimental•wh—whale, which•er—computer•短音的o（如often），dog [/\]长音o后面如果有r-儿化了，没有r的话（如plausible, applause）就自动变成了一个短音的o的发音。
