Varieties of English

"The English language is created by the people who use it. But the English spoken in America is just one variety of the language. People who live in different English-speaking countries speak different kinds of English. These are Australians speaking. Listen to the way a New Zealander speaks. We find another variety of English in London, England." - Summary from the teacher's guide.

"Examines differences in spoken English in various English-speaking countries, including the United States, to show varieties of pronunciation, word meanings, figures of speech, and vocabularies, and explains that the language continues to change as the lives of the people change." - Summary from Worldcat.

Part of the "Discovering language" series.