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The Oxford English Dictionary

Varieties of English page


A section of the OED’s public pages dedicated to different varieties of English
spoken around the world, and a hub for the content and resources related to
varieties of English on the OED site.

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The Oxford English Dictionary

The OED is an historical dictionary which shows the evolution of individual


words, traced through quotations taken from written examples of authentic
language use. The OED shows the full history of English over 1000 years.

The OED has always included words from across the English-speaking world.
What’s changed—drastically—since the first edition is the size and breadth of the
English-speaking population. The British Council estimates 1.75 billion people
worldwide can speak English to what it calls ‘some useful degree’.

For the past few years we have been undertaking a series of projects to improve our
coverage of words and senses from those parts of the world in which English is used
most prolifically and distinctively. In each of these projects we have formed
partnerships with external experts from or in the region. Increasingly,
terms arising in these varieties will spread internationally.

Michael Proffitt, Chief Editor of the OED

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The Varieties of English main page contains the following
information:

Varieties of English recorded in the OED


Varieties in focus (highlighting recently published and ongoing editorial projects)
Submission form to suggest World English words for inclusion in the OED
World English editors, consultants, and research partners
World English pronunciations
World English blog articles
World English teaching resources
World English publications
World English webinars and events
Media coverage of World English editorial projects

It links to pages featuring resources for the following


varieties of English, with more to come in the coming months:

Australian English
Canadian English
Caribbean English
Hong Kong English
Indian English
Irish English
Malaysian English
New Zealand English
Philippine English
South African English

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