British English
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British English is the variety of the English language spoken and written in the United Kingdom, characterized by its own standard spelling, vocabulary, and pronunciation conventions.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British English (due to British colonial period) | 1 |
| King's English | 1 |
| UK English | 1 |
| Welsh English | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
ⓘ
standard language variety ⓘ variety of English ⓘ |
| contrastsWithSpelling |
center
ⓘ
color ⓘ organize ⓘ realize ⓘ theater ⓘ traveling ⓘ |
| contrastsWithVocabulary |
apartment
ⓘ
gasoline ⓘ truck ⓘ trunk (of a car) ⓘ vacation ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
American English
ⓘ
Australian English ⓘ Canadian English ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
British English
ⓘ
surface form:
UK English
UK spelling ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
distinct pronunciation patterns from American English
ⓘ
distinct spelling conventions from American English ⓘ distinct vocabulary from American English ⓘ |
| hasPronunciationFeature |
/ɑː/ in words like "bath" in many accents
ⓘ
non-rhoticity in many accents ⓘ |
| hasRegionalVariety |
Brummie
ⓘ
Cockney ⓘ Estuary English ⓘ Geordie ⓘ Received Pronunciation ⓘ Liverpool ⓘ
surface form:
Scouse
|
| hasSpellingAuthority |
Cambridge Dictionary
ⓘ
Collins English Dictionary ⓘ Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ |
| hasSpellingStandard | British spelling ⓘ |
| hasVocabularyItem |
boot (of a car)
ⓘ
flat ⓘ holiday ⓘ lorry ⓘ petrol ⓘ |
| languageCodeVariant | en-GB ⓘ |
| spokenIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedAs | model for many Commonwealth English varieties ⓘ |
| usedIn |
British education system
ⓘ
British media ⓘ UK government publications ⓘ |
| usesSpelling |
centre
ⓘ
colour ⓘ organise ⓘ realise ⓘ theatre ⓘ travelling ⓘ |
| writtenIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UK English
this entity surface form:
King's English
this entity surface form:
British English (due to British colonial period)
this entity surface form:
Welsh English
subject surface form:
Old Lady