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British English and Diphthong

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between British English and Diphthong

British English vs. Diphthong

British English is the standard dialect of English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom. A diphthong (or; from Greek: δίφθογγος, diphthongos, literally "two sounds" or "two tones"), also known as a gliding vowel, is a combination of two adjacent vowel sounds within the same syllable.

Similarities between British English and Diphthong

British English and Diphthong have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): Australian English, Canadian English, Cornish language, English language, Middle English, Old English, Received Pronunciation, Rhoticity in English, Scottish English, Welsh language.

Australian English

Australian English (AuE, en-AU) is a major variety of the English language, used throughout Australia.

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Canadian English

Canadian English (CanE, CE, en-CA) is the set of varieties of the English language native to Canada.

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Cornish language

Cornish (Kernowek) is a revived language that became extinct as a first language in the late 18th century.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Middle English

Middle English (ME) is collectively the varieties of the English language spoken after the Norman Conquest (1066) until the late 15th century; scholarly opinion varies but the Oxford English Dictionary specifies the period of 1150 to 1500.

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Old English

Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.

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Received Pronunciation

Received Pronunciation (RP) is an accent of Standard English in the United Kingdom and is defined in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary as "the standard accent of English as spoken in the south of England", although it can be heard from native speakers throughout England and Wales.

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Rhoticity in English

Rhoticity in English refers to English speakers' pronunciation of the historical rhotic consonant, and is one of the most prominent distinctions by which varieties of English can be classified.

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Scottish English

Scottish English refers to the varieties of English spoken in Scotland.

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Welsh language

Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages.

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British English and Diphthong Comparison

British English has 116 relations, while Diphthong has 100. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 4.63% = 10 / (116 + 100).

References

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