Guyanese English
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Guyanese English is the national variety of English spoken in Guyana, shaped by its Caribbean, South American, and multicultural linguistic influences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guyanese English canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
ⓘ
national variety of English ⓘ variety of English ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Guyanese Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Guyanese Standard English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
broadcasting in Guyana
ⓘ
formal communication in Guyana ⓘ official documents in Guyana ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Caribbean intonation patterns
ⓘ
code-switching with Guyanese Creole ⓘ distinct local vocabulary ⓘ phonological features influenced by Creole ⓘ |
| hasRegister |
acrolectal speech
ⓘ
basilectal speech ⓘ mesolectal speech ⓘ |
| hasSpokenForm | Guyanese English speech ⓘ |
| hasWrittenForm | Guyanese English writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African languages
ⓘ
Amerindian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ British English NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean English NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch NERFINISHED ⓘ East Indian languages ⓘ Guyanese Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| languageSubbranch | West Germanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lexiconSharesWith |
Caribbean English varieties
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Standard English ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglophone Caribbean linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCountryWhereSpoken | Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Caribbean
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Guyanese people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardBasedOn | English ⓘ |
| status | de facto national standard of English in Guyana ⓘ |
| usedIn |
business in Guyana
ⓘ
education in Guyana ⓘ government in Guyana ⓘ media in Guyana ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.