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English language . Despite noticeable variation among the accents and dialects of English used in different countries and regions -- in terms of phonetics and phonology , and sometimes also vocabulary , grammar and spelling -- English-speakers from around the world are able to communicate with one another with relative ease . List of dialects of the English language . Dialects are linguistic varieties which may differ in pronunciation , vocabulary and grammar . Phonetics ( pronounced [ fəˈnɛtɪks ] , from the φωνή , phōnē , ` sound , voice ' ) is a branch of linguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech , or -- in the case of sign languages -- the equivalent aspects of sign . Phonology is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages .