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How many different English Dialects are there being practiced in the world By Herbert Png Xuanchun?
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list of dialects of the english language" class='external' title="http://www.answers.com/topic/list of dialects of the english language
The Calculations were based on the above Link :
European English British English Dialect Scottish Wales
1 + 33 + 4 + 3
Ireland Isle of Man Channel Islands Gibraltar Llanito
+ 4 + 1 + 2 + 1
Sub-Total: 49
North American English Cultural Northeastern Dialect
1 + 7 + 11
Mid-Atlantic Dialects Midwest Southern English
+ 3 + 5 + 10
Western English Bermudian English
+ 5 + 1
Sub-Total: 43
Canadian English Native American English (Amerindian English)
1 + 6
Maritimes West/Central Canadian English
+ 3 + 4
Newfoundland English
+ 6
Sub-Total: 20
Carribean English Carribean Dialect
1 + 3
Sub-Total: 4
16 + 3 + 8
Sub-Total: 22
The Lishes (with Mixed Languages. E.g. Chinglish, Singlish & various countries or cities etc....)
30
Sub-Total: 30
Total English Language Dialect practiced around the world:
49 + 43 + 20 + 4 + 22 + 30 = 168
Courtesy by Herbert Png Xuanchun (Corporate English Lecturer working CNPC Guangzhou Training Center China).
Dated: 4 September 2008, 16:47pm.
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