Guyanese English

E1021635

Guyanese English is the national variety of English spoken in Guyana, shaped by its Caribbean, South American, and multicultural linguistic influences.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Guyanese English canonical 1
Guyanese Standard English 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect ⓘ
national variety of English ⓘ
variety of English ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Guyanese Creole ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Guyana ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Guyanese Standard English ⓘ
linked to: Guyanese English
hasDomain broadcasting in Guyana ⓘ
formal communication in Guyana ⓘ
official documents in Guyana ⓘ
hasFeature Caribbean intonation patterns ⓘ
code-switching with Guyanese Creole ⓘ
distinct local vocabulary ⓘ
phonological features influenced by Creole ⓘ
hasRegister acrolectal speech ⓘ
basilectal speech ⓘ
mesolectal speech ⓘ
hasSpokenForm Guyanese English speech ⓘ
hasWrittenForm Guyanese English writing ⓘ
influencedBy African languages ⓘ
Amerindian languages ⓘ
British English ⓘ
Caribbean English ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ
East Indian languages ⓘ
Guyanese Creole ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
languageBranch Germanic languages ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-European languages ⓘ
languageSubbranch West Germanic languages ⓘ
lexiconSharesWith Caribbean English varieties ⓘ
linked to: Caribbean English

Standard English ⓘ
partOf Anglophone Caribbean linguistic area ⓘ
primaryCountryWhereSpoken Guyana ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
South America ⓘ
spokenBy Guyanese people ⓘ
standardBasedOn English ⓘ
status de facto national standard of English in Guyana ⓘ
usedIn business in Guyana ⓘ
education in Guyana ⓘ
government in Guyana ⓘ
media in Guyana ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caribbean English → hasSubvariety → Guyanese English ⓘ
Guyanese English → hasAlternativeName → Guyanese Standard English ⓘ
linked to: Guyanese English