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Englishes

Englishes

1 6.8
Different kinds of English used in places or by groups
  • noun
  • /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃɪz/
translation icon : inglés
  • Linguists study various Englishes to understand how language evolves in different regions.

US English or Farsi English, Bitcoin or gold?

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Examples

  • Students learn about the different Englishes spoken around the world, such as British and Australian English.

  • Then I set it to Indian English and this happens.

  • US English or Farsi English, Bitcoin or gold?

  • I wouldn't say it's normal English, but it's it's an English of sorts.

  • There there's Mali, but then there's also English, Scottish.

  • The conference included discussions on regional Englishes and their unique characteristics.

Synonyms

English language
vsEnglishes
51 1.0

A language spoken in the UK, the US, and many countries and used worldwide for communication

refers to the many regional and community varieties rather than a single standard form

How Germanic

Anglish
  • Jargon
9.9
vernacular
  • Formal
6 6.5
Englishes
1 6.8

Surface Forms

Englishes plural

Morphology

Englishes = English (transparent) = English + es

A straightforward plural formation from the noun 'English' indicating multiple varieties of the language, following regular English plural rules.

Etymology

Englishes is the plural of English, which comes from the name Angles, the people who gave their name to England, so English originally meant 'of the Angles'. That's why Englishes now means the many different versions of English spoken in different places around the world.