English speaking countries by Simen Gjerdevik https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries What typifies the English variety of the English speaking countries? en-us 2016-09-28 17:01:12 UTC 2022-03-23 10:24:05 UTC hello@padlet.com British English (RP) simengjerdevik https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/127042024 Malin, Ingrid HS, Julie

RP stands for Received Pronunciation. 
It is an accent of spoken English. 
Unlike other UK accents, it`s identified not so much with a particular region as with a particular social group, although it has connections with the accent of Southern England. 

In British English, ‘have got’ is often used for the possessive sense of ‘have’ and ‘have got to’ is informally used for ‘have to. Words such as fast and path are pronounced With a broad A:farst parth. /T/ is not pronounced in most Words; water is pronounced wah-uh

]]> 2016-09-28 17:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/127042024 US English simengjerdevik https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/127042085 Per Magnus, Ørjan, Sara

Rhotic, /r/ is clearly pronounced
/t/ can be pronounced like /d/
/a/ can be pronounced like /æ/
/ju/ can be pronounced like /u/
Different accsents like southern american or new york`an.
orgins from brittish after the US got colonized.


]]> 2016-09-28 17:02:57 UTC https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/127042085 Canadian English simengjerdevik https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/127042115 Victoria, Yasin, Sakarias and Eskil
-  Sounds like American.
- They also have some French words.
- The most famous difference is the ou-sound, so the word house will sound like hoose.
-Ending sentences with "eh" is typically Canadian.
- Slang words: click (kilometre), loonie ( one-dollar-coin), tonnie ( two-dollar-coin), breakwich (breakfast sandwich)]]> 2016-09-28 17:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/127042115 Scottish English simengjerdevik https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/127042139 Scottish English is the English spoken in Scotland. 
distinct pronunciation, grammar, expressions and vocabulary
"wee" is a very scottish word
capped "R"
if a word ends with an l they usally add one syllable
Frida, Anette, Martin LM]]> 2016-09-28 17:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/127042139 South African English simengjerdevik https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/127042266 Emilie, Une og Thomas
-Most accents are non-rhotic, but some  accents use a trilled /r/, and sometimes a strong /r/ sound pronunced after vowels.

-English was interduced in South Africa when the british colonisided in 1795 and then became the language of power in the 19th century.

-The pronunciation of /p,b,t,d,k,g/ is different from other English varieties.

- Modern South African English is part of a complex linguistic and cultural mix

-Vowel sounds. pat sounds more like pet, Africa sound more like Efrika. As a consequence, the vowel sounds in words like pet and pit also change: pet sounds like pit and pit sounds like put; sounds like stores

-sat- dead
-bra, bru- male friend
-dorp- small town or village


]]> 2016-09-28 17:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/127042266 Australian English simengjerdevik https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/127042331 Andreas, Adrian, Ingrid GS
 - Australian English is non-rhotic. (That the /r/ is not pronounced)
 - Australian English is in many respects similar to British English, but i also borrows from US English.
 -  They also have many special slang words, such as fair dinkum (genuin real), earbashing (talking nonstop) and bloke (man).]]> 2016-09-28 17:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/127042331 Indian English simengjerdevik https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/127042454 Håvard, Jonathan, Isak
Hard R. Very ticky way of talking. 
Official second language in India
/t/ and /d/ is pronounced with the tongue on the top side of your mouth.  
/th/ is pronounced  as /d/ or /t/ with the tongue curled backwards, so thin will be tin.
Hinglish is the name of Indian English. Hinglish is a combination of Hindu and English.

]]> 2016-09-28 17:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/127042454 Jamaican English simengjerdevik https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/279289455 Martin, Elias, Kristoffer
- The /r/ is dropped, but not always for example : water is pronounced "watah" 

- Many vowels are pronounced in a different way and with a different quality. 

- Jamacian english is strongly influenced by the pidgin spoken among the african slaves with different native tounges.

- Jamaican Standard English is the language of the government, education and newspapers.

]]> 2018-09-10 07:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/279289455 Irish English simengjerdevik https://padlet.com/simengjerdevik/countries/wish/279289491 Marius, Astrid, Ane

- Spoken in Ireland
- Rhotic r: ireland
- They have a special melody in their intonation
- They have a special pronunciation  of the th-sound: thanks
- Special words: cat= terrible, thick=angry, smacht= discipline
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