Prestige

Prestige (/prəsˈti:ʒ/) is a sociolinguistic quality of language (languages, dialects and accents).

English as a whole has considerable prestige due to its use as a global linga france in academia and business.

Standard English is the prestige dialect of English because it is used by the establishment, educated people, and in academia. Other forms, non-standard English
In the UK received pronunciation (RP) is the prestigious accent; cultivated Australian has a similar role in Australia
In the United States, General American is ditto.

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