2. There is a large number of varieties of
english. However, there are five major
types
A) Region
B) Social group
C) Field Discourse
D) Medium
E) Attitude
3. * The two first are directly
related to the user; region
and social group *
5. It will depend on the place in which
the speaker is located, where the
speaker comes from or where the
speaker has spent most of the time.
It comes from the dispersion of the
different tribes and first speakers.
6. Social Variations
Whithin the different
dialects, there are considerable
variations in speech according
to education , socioeconomic
group and ethnic group.
8. National Standard English
* British and American English
* The most relevant differences are
in pronunciation and some specific
cases of different spelling
9. Medium
The differences between spoken
and written English derives
from two sources; situational
and the second one is all the
devices we use to transmit the
language.
10. Attitude
* It has to do with the intention
in the usage of the language
* It could be formal or informal
and there a neutral one thal
could be neutral