... is taught to second-language speakers, which preserves its cultural value. Standard English is also sometimes referred to as BBC English or the Queen's English. The importance of Standard English in education was reinforced by the 1990s National Curriculum, which stated that Standard English was the language of social communication and that children should be taught that it was required in formal contexts. Standard English is the variety of English with which other forms of English are compared. Those that differ grammatically and sometimes lexically are said to be non-standard varieties. Some people view these non-standard varieties as being inferior towards Standard English, but this is simply not the case. They are different but definitely not inferior. All dialects and languages are linguistically equal as each has the ability to become standardised. In some cases people make judgements about the users of the non-standard varieties, sometimes assuming that the non-standard users are inferior in ...

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