简介:ModernEnglishisaninternationallanguageintheworld.BesidesGreatBritain,Englishisspokenasfirstlanguagein39countries.Thesecountriesarelocatedindifferentregionswithdifferentnaturalfeatures,historydevelopmentandculturalcharacter-istics.Thus,Englishusedinthesedifferentregionscarriesitsownregionalcharacter—formingEnglishregionalvarieties.ThemainEnglishregionalvarietiesare:BritishEnglish,AmericanEnglish,CanadianEnglishandSouthAfricanEnglish.CanadaisarichcountryinNorthAmericawithitsowncharacteristics,whichof