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Revision as of 09:42, 15 February 2011
- See also changes related to American English, or pages that link to American English or to this page or whose text contains "American English".
Parent topics
- British and American English [r]: A comparison between these two language variants in terms of vocabulary, spelling and pronunciation. [e]
- English language [r]: A West Germanic language widely spoken in the United Kingdom, its territories and dependencies, Commonwealth countries and former colonial outposts of the British Empire; has developed the status of a global language. [e]
- Languages of the United States of America [r]: Add brief definition or description
- United States of America [r]: a large nation in middle North America with a republic of fifty semi-independent states, a nation since 1776. [e]
- Canadian English
- British and American English
- Varieties of English
Subtopics
- Noah Webster [r]: (1758-1843) US lexicographer who compiled the American Dictionary of the English Language and wrote a widely used Speller for use in schools in the teaching of reading and writing. [e]
- Official English movement [r]: Campaigns in the USA which call for English to be made the only official language of the country; a common name for this is 'English Only', often used by civil liberties groups to describe the debate, but supporters usually prefer 'pro-English' or 'official English'. [e]
- British English [r]: Any of the spoken and written variants of the English language originating in the United Kingdom; widely used around the world, especially in current and former countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. [e]
- Canadian English [r]: Any of the dialects of English, standard or not, that are used in Canada. [e]
- Commonwealth English [r]: A blanket term for the English that developed during the British Empire separately from the United States of America. [e]
- English phonemes [r]: A list of abstract sound units and their various spellings. [e]
- English spellings [r]: Lists of English words showing pronunciation, and articles about letters. [e]