Varieties of English
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Examines the different varieties of English which are spoken in several English-speaking countries and used in specialized occupational vocabularies and points out that media, advertising, and travel have increased the exchange among languages. Presents people speaking from the U.S., London, Australia, and New Zealand and compares pronunciation, names for common objects, and words that have different meanings and expressions in the U.S. and England. Provides examples of specialized vocabularies in fields such as medicine and space technology.
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