There are numerous varieties of the English language. We can
speak of regional varieties, and varieties according to subject
matter, medium and attitude. Most of
us would have heard of or
used the labels, Ghanaian English, Nigerian English, Canadian
English, Indian English, etc. All these are regional varieties; and
within these varieties there are varieties according to subject
matter, medium and education. The most distinctive feature of
regional varieties is pronunciation. In other words, it is relatively
easy to recognize a regional variety on the basis of the speaker’s
pronunciation. Other features such as vocabulary and grammatical
variation may be noticed later in the person’s language of person.