Proper English
Is there only one English?
Is the only difference that some users are better or worse at using English?
Australian English
Proper English?
How is Australian English different to other Englishes?
Some different words
Some different styles of use
Different accent
One Australian English?
Regional words
What are some regional differences?
Registers
different style of language for a particular use
Chinglish
Chinese English
English English
Many kinds of English
American English
Singlish
Indian English
Australian
English
Spoken
Written
Informal Spoken
Formal Spoken
Speech artifacts
Slang
May contain profanity
Idioms
Few speech artifacts
No slang or profanity
Careful use of idioms
Some speech artifacts
Irregular spelling
Standard Australian English
Follows grammar rules and conventions
Standard spelling
Speech artifacts only in direct speech
This is what we write in English class
To build and maintain relationships
Be taken seriously
Informal Written
Professional Registers
Medicine
Law
Sports
Education
Engineering