2007-01-12 07:14:17 · 12 answers · asked by dawn s 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Standard English is a controversial term used to denote a form of written and spoken English that is thought to be normative for educated users. There are no set rules or vocabulary for "Standard English" because, unlike languages such as French, Spanish or Dutch, English does not have a governing to establish usage
2007-01-12 07:18:26 · answer #1 · answered by Kipper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, Standard English is the English you find in book and the kind of English a gentleman would speak. The normal spoken English includes many slang and words which you wont be able to find in a standard dictionary. Words like "gonna", "wanna" and "gotta" etc are not a part of standard English. I think that words like "don't", "cant", "wont" etc are not a part of Standard English either. You should use "do not", "can not", "would not" etc instead of their abbreviations.
Hope I am correct and hope this helped.
2007-01-12 15:29:19 · answer #2 · answered by The Annoying Thing 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the "standard" of any language is the "educated" version of the language, that is a language that is grammatically correct and with an accent that does not give away the geographical origins of the person who speaks it...that is to say a "standard" english does not exist in practical tems because we are all influenced by our education or by our place of origin when we speak a language...this without considering that each person speaks his or her own variation of the language, that is, uses certain words more than others and pronounces words in a slightly different way than other people... plus you have to take into account that English does not have a governing body such as the Real Academia for Spanish, which establishes the rules of the language and decides what is correct or incorrect usage of it...so to make a long story short, an example of what a standard of the language is would be the language used in universities, in academic writing, and on radio and television, but it would be fair to say that nobody actually speaks "standard" English and it is certain that no specific town, city or country in the world can claim that they speak THE standard English...
2007-01-12 15:26:50 · answer #3 · answered by alex 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Standard English is a controversial term used to denote a form of written and spoken English that is thought to be normative for educated users. There are no set rules or vocabulary for "Standard English" because, unlike languages such as French, Spanish or Dutch, English does not have a governing to establish usage
OH and i didnt copy his answer....LOL
2007-01-12 15:19:12 · answer #4 · answered by Riley Blue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Standard English is certainly not what is being taught in our schools at present,,Thanks to Tony Blair and his cronies, if ya know what I mean Innit!
2007-01-13 03:02:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the way the English write and use the language where the Americans and Canadians way have different spellings and usages of words......i think
2007-01-12 15:26:37 · answer #6 · answered by ziggy bulldust 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put it this way scottish ppl speak english but most of us dont speak standard english as to many of our words are not said prober eg, dae yi ken that guy oor there ( do you know that man over there) or dae yi ken ken, cause i ken ken an she kens ken, ( do you know ken because i know ken, and she knows ken....... hope this helps xxxx
2007-01-12 15:26:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The language only foreigners speak.
2007-01-12 15:20:32 · answer #8 · answered by dot&carryone. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the kind that you hear on radio 4.
2007-01-12 15:22:42 · answer #9 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the question?
2007-01-12 15:17:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋