... American English or Standard Australian English. Standard English has been described as a "prestige variety" of the language, a variety with agreed norms and conventions that can be used as a model for education and for public use (eg. In the media). It also refers to a variety that has been codified, and represented in dictionaries and grammars. It is a language that has "maximal variation ... many, it is usually used for communication between non-native speakers rather than between native and non-native speakers. Kachru also pointed out that although English is essential for cross-cul...

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