The purpose of this study is to find out whether Swedish upper secondary school
pupils prefer to use British English vocabulary (BrE) or American English
vocabulary (AmE) and to what extent they favor to do so. Can we claim that
although the pupils are influenced by American English in their spare-time, they
speak British English since they are more influenced by the teaching in school and
its vocabulary and homework than television and music? Is there any difference
between the boys and girls in the likelihood of speaking British or American
English? How do the pupils perceive the status of the two varieties and what are
their attitudes towards them?
The results are analyzed and com