English language
Regional variation

English language

Section Title: Regional variation
Table Section Text: None

Varieties of Standard English and their features

Phonological features	United States	Canada	Republic of Ireland	Northern Ireland	Scotland	England	Wales	South Africa	Australia	New Zealand

father–bother merger	yes	yes

/ɒ/ is unrounded	yes	yes	yes

/ɜːr/ is pronounced [ɚ]	yes	yes	yes	yes

cot–caught merger	possibly	yes	possibly	yes	yes

fool–full merger	yes	yes

/t, d/ flapping	yes	yes	possibly	often	rarely	rarely	rarely	rarely	yes	often

trap–bath split	possibly	possibly	yes	yes	yes	often	yes

non-rhotic (/r/-dropping after vowels)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes

close vowels for /æ, ɛ/	yes	yes	yes

/l/ can always be pronounced [ɫ]	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes

/ɑːr/ is fronted	possibly	yes	yes

Sentence(s)

Countries such as Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa have their own standard varieties of English.

final_sentence: Countries such as Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa have their own standard varieties of English.