Standard English

E54490
linguistic norm standard language variety of English

Standard English is the widely accepted, codified form of the English language used in formal writing, education, and public communication across English-speaking countries.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
British Standard English 2
Modern English 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf linguistic norm ⓘ
standard language ⓘ
variety of English ⓘ
differsFrom colloquial English ⓘ
regional dialects of English ⓘ
slang varieties of English ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Standard Written English ⓘ
Standard dialect of English ⓘ
Standardized English ⓘ
hasAspect standard grammar ⓘ
standard pronunciation guidelines ⓘ
standard spelling ⓘ
standard vocabulary ⓘ
hasDomain English language ⓘ
hasProperty associated with education ⓘ
associated with literacy ⓘ
associated with social prestige ⓘ
codified grammar ⓘ
codified punctuation ⓘ
codified spelling ⓘ
less variation than spoken dialects ⓘ
not tied to a single region ⓘ
often used as a written norm ⓘ
prestige variety ⓘ
relatively stable vocabulary ⓘ
supralocal variety ⓘ
hasVariant American English ⓘ
surface form: American Standard English

Australian English ⓘ
surface form: Australian Standard English

Standard English self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: British Standard English

Canadian Standard English ⓘ
New Zealand English ⓘ
surface form: New Zealand Standard English
regulatedBy dictionaries ⓘ
grammar handbooks ⓘ
style guides ⓘ
taughtAs model for correct usage ⓘ
taughtIn schools ⓘ
universities ⓘ
usedAs norm in official examinations ⓘ
norm in standardized tests ⓘ
reference variety for language teaching ⓘ
usedBy governments in English-speaking countries ⓘ
international organizations using English ⓘ
major English-language publishers ⓘ
usedIn academic publishing ⓘ
business communication ⓘ
education ⓘ
formal writing ⓘ
government documents ⓘ
news media ⓘ
public communication ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scottish English → closelyRelatedTo → Standard English ⓘ
Bay Islands English → coexistsWith → Standard English ⓘ
AAVE → differsFrom → Standard English ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Standard English
Early Modern English → followedBy → Standard English ⓘ
this entity surface form: Modern English
Early Modern English → hasDescendant → Standard English ⓘ
this entity surface form: Modern English
Standard English → hasVariant → Standard English self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Standard English