Synonyms and antonyms of Varieties and types of English in American Thesaurus

BBC English (noun)

British the standard pronunciation of British English

Black English (noun)

a type of English spoken by some black people, especially in the U.S.

British English (noun)

the type of English that people speak in Great Britain

broken English ()

if someone speaks in broken English, etc., they speak slowly and make a lot of mistakes because they do not know the language very well

cockney (noun)

a type of informal English that cockneys speak

EIL (noun)

English as an international language: a form of English that is used by people whose first languages are not English; also called ELF

ELF (noun)

English as a lingua franca: a form of English that is sometimes used as a way of communicating by people whose first languages are not English, and that has some features that are not usually considered to be correct in standard English

EMI (noun)

English as a medium of instruction: the use of English to deliver education in countries where it is not people's first language

Estuary English (noun)

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.

Geordie (noun)

the type of English that people speak in northeastern England

Middle English (noun)

the form of the English language that was spoken and written from about 1150 to 1470

Multicultural London English (noun)

a way of speaking that is common among young people in London and the south of England. It has elements of Caribbean, South Asian and African American English as well as features of traditional London speech; for example, the use of 'was' for all forms of the past tense of 'be', and the use of the question tag 'innit'.

the Queen’s English (noun)

old-fashioned the form of spoken and written British English that is considered correct by most people

Received Pronunciation (noun)

formal R.P.

R.P. (noun)

Received Pronunciation: a way of speaking British English that is considered to be the standard pronunciation in the U.K.

Scots (noun)

a variety of English spoken in Scotland

Standard English (noun)

the form of spoken and written English that is considered acceptable by most people

Strine (noun)

Australianinformal Australian English

World English (noun)

if a word belongs to World English, it is used and recognized by people in all the countries where English is spoken

World English (noun)

all the different varieties of English used in countries across the world