Is there a standard for English language? Is it the Queen's?

Answer 1

There is no standard for the English language. The phrase "the Queen's English" is often used, but there's no official standard for it. English does not have any official body that lays down the rules. That's the great thing about it.

Answer 2

Ahhh... the 'eternal' question. Strangely enough, it is more properly known as 'the King's English'. Lizzies the 1 and 2 are the exceptions to the rule thus, contemporarily, she is the 'Queen's English'.

Don't be fooled, however. The OED as a standard reference occasionally 'overlooks' the notion that 'dropping the u' (as in favour/favor, labour/labor) is and was not particular to the New World (i.e. youse guys).

That attempt to deconstruct the mongrel known as the English language lies within a specific English hatred of the French.

Seriously, look it up. American english, at one point, was considered 'cutting-edge' spelling. A tome crossed the Pond and became your very own dictionary. 'Course, there's always Canada, eh?

Love your work: no, seriously, labor of love - color me 'poiple'.

Paul

p.s. Read James Joyce. Then, and only then, read some contemporary U.S. authors. Bloody Irish, they infect everything... (I'm allowed to say that 'cause I have an Irish Catholic background). And don't knock the Koran... Muslims are just as deluded as Christians... or is it Moslems? Go forth and LOOK-IT-UP.

Answer 3

There are local standards.
Broadly, British and Australian English share much of their grammar. American English has some word order differences, especially the order of verbs and adverbs. It is sometimes obvious when you read a British and an American newspaper articles about the same subject. A sentence seems to be wrong at first reading, until you released that the word order is a bit different.

"Received pronunciation" or RP is when someone tries to speak more English than the English. Can be very funny, especially when you find out where they really come from.

Answer 4

Queen's English is seen as the standard benchmark for the pronunciation the English language. Although, there are those who consider the BBC pronunciation as the standard for the language.

Best wishes, J

Answer 5

There are several standards - but not one specific 'grammar'. BBC English and Queen's English are one and the same.

As the usgae of the language has changed and the need for it several standards have been created to deal.

SOURCE: studying English Langauge (degree)

Answer 6

Y'all don't know nothing. Oviouslee, standard English is the one spoken in South Georgia.

Answer 7

the standard is to speak it properly

Answer 8

ya,speak properly

Answer 9

No, and no.