1.2 Current status of English as a multination language.

Modern British language, first of all, is not homogeneous, and second, it is far from the classic English that existed three centuries ago. ,, Inside the British version there are three language types: conservative English (conservative - the language of the royal family and parliament) an adopted standard (Received Pronunciation, RP – media language, it is also called BBC English) and Advanced English (advanced - the language of young people). Advanced English is most susceptible to the general trend towards simplification of the language. Changes occur primarily in lexicon, one of the most mobile parts of the language: there are new phenomena that need to be called, and the old ones get new names. New vocabulary comes to the British Youth language from other variants of English, particularly American. Language of the educated population of London and the south-east of England - eventually acquired the status of a national standard (RP). Its basis is the "proper English" - the language of the best private schools (Eton, Winchester, Harrow, Rugby) and universities (Oxford, Cambridge). It is the classical, literary English, which is the basis of any course in English language schools for foreigners. Irish, Australian and New Zealand versions of English are perhaps the closest to the classic British. Because of the geographical isolation of these countries, they have not experienced the strong influence of other languages ​​and cultures. In the formation of American English almost all European citizens took part, while Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa were inhabited mostly by British. That is why the English kept more or less classical guise. The differences are mainly in phonetics again - particularly in the melody. It is more, "neutral" accent, replacing "difficult" sounds by more simple, for example, interdental sounds in such words as that, think by normal. The Irish, moreover, do not save the sounds between consonants, add neutral: for example, film sounds like "filem". Irish English is more musical that comes from the Celtic, the Australian is characterized by a slow rhythm and flat intonation scale. But America has created almost a new language: changes affected not only the phonetics and vocabulary, but also the most stable part of the language - grammar. It is therefore quite natural that the debates are mostly about the two variants of English - British and American. Unlike the British version American English is more flexible, open to change and easy to understand. That is why it has become more prevalent in the world. It is the language of the new generation without a certain nationality or place of residence, brought up on popular culture. English of the modern youth is more or less common thanks to the general culture, rock music, heavy communication and the ideals and idols, which, starting with Elvis Presley, are still common spiritual food.