英语起源于英国的英格兰地区。在英国，女皇不仅是皇家的象征，也是纯正、高雅、标准、乃至一切崇高事物的象征。把“Queen’s English”(女皇英语)译为“英语普通话”是基于“汉语普通话”含义的启示，其所指是标准的英国式语音和语调，国际音标也是基于这种语音制订的。作为“英语普通话”，其同义的著名替代词还有：RP英语、牛津英语和BBC英语。与“英语普通话”相对立的主要是美语。美国英语、澳大利亚英语、加拿大英语、印度英语、非洲英语等世界各种不同的英语口音都源于英国，都属于英国英语的地方口音。
English originates from England, Great Britain, where the Queen not only means the symbol of the British Royal Family, but also the pure, excellent, standard, supreme and the most lofty things. Queen’s English is also a phrase, which means the standard British pronunciation and intonation. The international phonetic alphabets are based on and stipulated by its accent. There are some famous terms and accents can also be referred to as the Queen’s English, for example, RP English, Oxford English and BBC English. The opposite of Queen’s English is American English, which derives from the British English, just like the English spoken in Australia, Canada, India and Africa etc.
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