Answer to Question #182490 in English for Faith

Question

1.in your own words,distinguish between standard and non-standard english varieties.

2.identify the variety used in the following sentences and justify your answer by referring to the given sentences.

2.1.my brother,he is very considerate,he brings me lunch from the cafe.

2.2.i was stocked at the bus station because there were no taxis to johannesburg this morning.

Answer 1

1. Standard english is a variety of language used in international communication and formal settings like the media, schools and the government. Non-standard english on the other hand, is a variety of language that uses basic words by the local people in a specific area.

2. The variety used is non-standard english.

2.1 This sentence repeats the pronoun he twice and also refers to the brother more than once when only once is enough in standard english.

2.2 The word stocked is used as a slang.