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20. Language varieties 20.1 The Standard Language 20.2 Accent Dialect Regional dialects Isoglosses Dialect Boundaries The dialect continuum 20.3 Bilingualism 20.4 Language Planning 20.5 Pidgins Creoles 20.6 The Post-Creole continuum 20.1 The Standard Language Standard Language 标准语 ( This is the variety which forms the basis of printed English in newspapers and books, which is used in the mass media and which is taught in schools. ( It is the variety we normally try to teach to those who want to learn English as a second language. ( It is clearly associated with education and broadcasti