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hough not The scope of a dictionary such as the Oxford Dictionary of English , given the
breadth of material it aims to cover, must be limited in the main to the vocabulary of
the standard language throughout the world rather than local dialectal variation.
Nevertheless, the Oxford Dictionary of English includes thousands of regionalisms
encountered in standard contexts in the different English-speaking areas of the
certain
world. For examples, see bakkie, larrikin, ale, history-sheeter, sufferation.
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The underlying approach has been to get away from the traditional, parochial
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notion that 'correct' English is spoken only in England and more particularly only in
Oxford or London. A network of consultants in all parts of the English-speaking
ware that
world has assisted in this by giving information and answering queries - by email,
English
on a regular, often daily basis - on all aspects of the language in a particular region.
does not
Often, the aim has been to find out whether a particular word, sense, or expression,
well known and standard in British English, is used anywhere else. The picture that
offence,
emerges is one of complex interactions among an overlapping set of regional
standards.
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The vast majority of words and senses in the Oxford Dictionary of English are
common to all the major regional standard varieties of English, but where important
local differences exist, the Oxford Dictionary of English records them. There are
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more than 14,000 geographical labels on words and senses in this dictionary, but
this contrasts with more than ten times that number which are not labelled at all.
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The complexity of the overall picture has necessarily been simplified, principally for
re still
reasons of space and clarity of presentation. For example, a label such as 'chiefly
Brit.' implies but does not state that a term is not standard in American English,
though it may nevertheless be found in some local varieties in the US. In addition,
roughout the label 'US' implies that the use is typically US (and probably originated in the
US) and is not standard in British English, but it might be found in other varieties
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such as Australian or South African English. The label 'Brit.', on the other hand,
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implies that the use is found typically in standard British English but is not found in
standard American English, though it may be found elsewhere.
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