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Standard languageAccentDialect – differences in grammar, vocabulary, and

pronunciation

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English speaking countries - http://the_english_dept.tripod.com/esc.html

English language statistics - http://www.englishlanguageguide.com/english/facts/stats/

World English - http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/rthompso/worldenglishresources.html

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Africa Americas Asia Australia EuropeKenyaSouth Africa

BrazilCanadaCentral America JamaicaUnited States

ChinaHong KongIndiaIndonesiaIsraelKoreaJapanMalaysiaMongoliaNepalPakistanSingaporeTaiwanVietnam

Mainland AustraliaNew ZealandPapua New Guinea

AustriaBosnia-HerzegovenaEuropean UnionGermanyHungaryIcelandMacedoniaScandinaviaSlovakiaSloveniaSwedenSwitzerlandUnited Kingdom

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Use of two (or more) distinct and different languages

Individual bilingualism Group / national bilingualism

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Language planning Pidgins and creoles Post-creole continuum

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