Is American English or British English spoken in South Africa?

South Africa used to be a British colony and should speak British English.

English in South Africa is far from Britain and America, and the local English style has long been self-contained. The earliest European immigrants in history came from the Netherlands, and were later defeated by Britain and forced to move to the northwest of South Africa. The Cape of Good Hope was occupied by the British.

However, due to a large number of immigrants from the Netherlands in the early days, most South Africans speak a language called Alveley Kan, which is mainly inherited from Dutch, mixed with English, French, Portuguese and even Malay from Asia (last time I saw it in the museum).

So South Africans' English is English in grammar, spelling and accent, but the English of local blacks, who account for a large proportion of South Africa's population, has nothing to do with Britain and the United States. They are all learned later and have their own accents.

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The Development of British English

Historically, English has been popular all over the world because of the influence of the British Empire, and the most influential British English (RP) is often translated as: pronunciation accepted by the general public.

Educated non-dialect English is popular in Britain's major university towns: Oxford and Cambridge, which are English for boarding schools and English for radio and television broadcasts. It is also called "British accent", but there are still many countries (especially the United States) that don't think so.

From the middle of the 20th century to the present, English has developed because the United States has occupied the economic, military and political advantages in the world, and the world also regards American English as the most important language at present. In particular, many American cultural products (such as movies, books and music) are active all over the world, largely replacing the products of other English-speaking countries.

British English is still the official language of many Commonwealth countries, including Australia, South Africa, India and the European Union. British English continued to be used in Hong Kong, a former British colony.

British English classification

In the British Isles, English can be divided into the following categories:

British English-the main pronunciation of English: the received pronunciation [(RP standard pronunciation/queen pronunciation)] London accent, etc.

Scottish English-a dialect influenced by Scotland.

Welsh English-a dialect influenced by Wales.

Central European English and Hebrew English (Irish English)-dialects influenced by Irish people. The languages that Irish people can basically speak, especially Irish and American languages, are considered by most people to be different from British English. )

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-British English