LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 15:1 January 2015
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
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The Reasons for Disparity between
the Language Institutions of Australia, Britain Canada and USA

Reem Alsuhayyan, M.A. in Linguistics

Abstract

It is clear that there are differences between the four nations (Australia, Canada, Britain and USA) when it comes to the use of language variety in their institutions. There are various factors such as ethnic groups, type of educational programs offered, the social and cultural systems in the countries, education system, and the immigration and movement of people which result in such differences in the use of language style in these nations.

The common language between these nations is English, which is also a leading international language. This does not, however, translate into having a similar language style or accent in the countries’ institutions. The contributing factors can be viewed in different perspectives. There may be some advantages and disadvantages of such varieties in language styles used in institutions, when nations have many different ethnic groups. The use of different language styles and conventions may prove to be a hindrance to some people when they seek jobs after they are through with their education. Although they use the same language, their acceptance in workplaces may depend on the language style they use.

Keywords: Language styles, language use, differences in language use, common language

Introduction

The different languages may be used by different people groups within the same nation. Even when they use the same language, there may be differences between them as to how they use this common language, what styles they adopt and how they choose words to communicate their nuances, etc. There is usually a demand to harmonize the styles of the common language to form uniformity of some degree in order to give equal chance to students in different countries, who learn the preferred language as a second or foreign languge. This, however, can prove to be a huge challenge since the difference in language styles stems from different reasons. At the ssme time, the differences can be used to gain knowledge of the trends which may help us to develop a commonly agreed upon style/s.

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Reem Alsuhayyan, M.A. in Linguistics
Lecturer
Department of English
Al-Jouf University
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
rkmsan@hotmail.com

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