Original sentence: "  The standardisation of a dialect normally takes place in four individual stages: selection, acceptance, elaboration and codification." This definition is also often given by American linguists.According to Peter Trudgill, "Standard English is that set of grammatical and lexical forms which is typically used in speech and writing by educated native speakers.Hughes and Trudgill state that Standard English is "[t]he dialect of educated people throughout the British Isles.This definition refers only to grammar and vocabulary, but not to pronunciation.Trudgill claims that Standard English is only spoken by a very small part of the population of the British Isles (about 12-15%)
Edited sentence: " This definition of course restricts Standard English to a very small fraction of native English speakers, which is why Trudgill also gives a broader, less controversial definition: "Standard English is that set of grammatical and lexical forms which is typically used in speech and writing by educated native speakers." This is also the definition often given by American linguists.He claims that Standard English is only spoken by a very small part of the population of the British Isles (about 12-15%).One example of a controversial definition is that given by Hughes and Trudgill, which states that Standard English is "[t]he dialect of educated people throughout the British Isles.The standardisation of a dialect normally takes place in four individual stages: selection, acceptance, elaboration and codification.Trudgill's definition of Standard English refers only to grammar and vocabulary, but not to pronunciation