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'''Commonwealth English''' is a blanket term for the [[English language|English]] that developed during the [[British Empire]] separately from the [[United States of America]]. Thus it is the [[British English|English]] of [[Britain]] and the [[Commonwealth]] nations, such as [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[South Africa]], [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]], [[Sri Lanka]] and the [[Caribbean English|Caribbean]], using [[British English]] as its ancestral model - in contrast to [[Canada]], whose English is a variety of [[American English]]. Also to be considered outside the definition are [[Irish English]], as [[Ireland]] is not a member of the Commonwealth, and [[Mozambican English]], from a country that does not have English as the colonial language, [[Mozambique]] having been part of the [[Portuguese Empire]]. | '''Commonwealth English''' is a blanket term for the [[English language|English]] that developed during the [[British Empire]] separately from the [[United States of America]]. Thus it is the [[British English|English]] of [[Britain]] and the [[Commonwealth]] nations, such as [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[South Africa]], [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]], [[Sri Lanka]] and the [[Caribbean English|Caribbean]], using [[British English]] as its ancestral model - in contrast to [[Canada]], whose English is a variety of [[American English]]. Also to be considered outside the definition are [[Irish English]], as [[Ireland]] is not a member of the Commonwealth, and [[Mozambican English]], from a country that does not have English as the colonial language, [[Mozambique]] having been part of the [[Portuguese Empire]], but which joined the Commonwealth in 1996. | ||
Revision as of 18:46, 29 March 2008
Commonwealth English is a blanket term for the English that developed during the British Empire separately from the United States of America. Thus it is the English of Britain and the Commonwealth nations, such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Caribbean, using British English as its ancestral model - in contrast to Canada, whose English is a variety of American English. Also to be considered outside the definition are Irish English, as Ireland is not a member of the Commonwealth, and Mozambican English, from a country that does not have English as the colonial language, Mozambique having been part of the Portuguese Empire, but which joined the Commonwealth in 1996.