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1、The Differences betweenThe Differences betweenAmericanEnglish andBritishEnglishName:张琦Number: 110801304 Class: 3Abstract: 1. with the process of globalization continues to accelerate, the links between various countries has become increasingly close, so the status of English has become increasingly

2、important. So for us to learn English by English majors would be necessary. English as the common language of the world today, is that we can have more interaction with a foreign language platform.British English and American English are the two major varieties of English in the world at present. Th

3、ey are belong to the same language - English, there is therere common ground between them. Due to them developed independently with the different historical backgrounds, geography and culture. Of course, there are also many differences between them. As the English learners, it is necessary for us to

4、 get somewhat acquainted with the differences between them to help our study and keep us from unnecessary troubles. Because someone who does not know British and American English clearly, and have a prejudice about British and American English, like that which is better? This thesis makes an analysi

5、s and comparison of British English and American English in terms of history, pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary and grammar, hoping to help you completely and objectively know the differences between British and American English. 2. The thesis can be divided into 3 parts. The first part is introdu

6、ction. First of all, I will introduce the origin and development of English. British English American English with the original one. However, since 1775 the United States since the war of independence, as the Americans claim language should get rid of the British yoke, as well as economic, geographi

7、cal and historical reasons for the changes, In English pronunciation, In fact, not only in pronunciation but also in wording, spelling and grammar, American and English, there are some differences.Part 2 is the main body, which can be divided into 3chapters: Pronunciation spelling Third part is the

8、conclusion.Key words: American English British English Differences Pronunciation Usage摘要: 1. 随着全球化进程不断加快，各个国家之间的联系变得越来越紧密，因此，英语的地位变得越来越重要。所以学好英语对我们英语专业者而言是必要的。英语作为如今世界通用语言，是我们能够与国外进行更多交流的一种语言平台。英式英语和美式英语是当今世界两种最为主要的英语变体，它们隶属同一种语言英语，两者间有着必然的联系。由于它们各自成长于不同的历史背景和地域文化，两者之间也存在许多差异。事实上，两者之间的差异并不只是在偶尔的语音或拼

9、写上表现出来而已。据1986年的统计，世界上以英语为母语的人近4亿，差不多每十个人中就有一个人讲英语。英国、美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰等国家的人都讲英语。世界上约有20个国家把英语作为官方语言或第二语言使用，共计约有8亿人。也就是说，世界上差不多每五个人中有一个人至少在一定程度上懂英语。英语已经成为当今世界数十个国家的官方语言，这些国家独占了全世界70%以上的财富 ，不懂英语就意味着跟这70%的机会无缘。另有一大批原本的非英语国家，如我们的近邻日本韩国，随着经济起飞，跟国际市场快速融合，英语早已普及化，大众化，大大改变了这些国家的语言使用面貌。调查显示，在这些国家，英语水平跟个人社会地位等

10、级明显成正比。作为英语学习者，我们应该清楚他们之间的区别，以便在使用的过程中避免一些不必要的错误。由于对英语与美语了解不全面，许多人对英语或美语存有偏见，认为其中的某一种更优越。通过此文对英式英语和美式英语历史、读音、拼写、词汇以及语法几个方面的分析和比较，希望能够帮助大家全面客观地看待英式英语和美式英语的区别。2本文可划分为三个部分。首先第一部分是介绍，我会为大家整体介绍一下英语的起源和具体发展过程。美国英语同英国英语原本一体。然而，自1775年美国独立战争以来，由于美国人要求语言文字也要摆脱英国的羁绊，以及经济、地理的原因和历史的变迁，美国英语和英国英语逐渐形成了一些变异。在英语发音方面，

11、我们应该采取什么标准呢？是英国发音呢？还是美国发音呢？事实上，不仅在发音方面，而且在用词、拼写和语法方面，美语和英语都存在一些差异。早在1933年，丹麦哥本哈根大学英语教授叶斯泊森就指出过：“在英语发音方面，我们应该采取什么标准呢？是英国发音呢？还是美国发音呢？”事实上，不仅在发音方面，而且在用词、拼写和语法方面，美语和英语都存在一些差异。第二部分是文章的主体，主要分为三个要点。1 语音差异。2. 拼写差异 3 用词差异 最后的第三部分是总结，关键词：美国英语 英国英语 发音差异 语法差异 拼写差异 英语起源 Contents1 The Differences betweenAmericanE

12、nglish andBritishEnglish2 Introduction .42.1 The origin of the American Language .42.2 The development of the English Language.42.3 Present situation of English.43 Main body4Chapter1The differences between American English and British English4 Differences in pronunciation.4 Differences in individual

13、 sounds .5 Differences in spelling.6Chapter2 Usage differences9Chapter 3 Grammar differences.94 Conclusion.10The Differences betweenAmericanEnglish andBritishEnglishIntroduction1Origin of American English and British English. American English with British English derives from one. However, since 177

14、5 the United States since the war of independence, as the Americans claim language should get rid of the British yoke, as well as economic, geographical and historical reasons for the changes, American English and British English gradually formed a number of variations. Back in 1933, professor of En

15、glish at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark Jespersen had pointed out: In the English pronunciation, we should take what standard? British pronounce it? Pronounce it or the United States? In fact, not only in pronunciation, but also in terms, spelling and grammar, American and English, there are

16、some differences.2Development of American English and British English. In short, the language is changing, and learned a lot of American English loanwords and the United States in the fight for independence in the struggle to win the language, American English and English gradually increases the dif

17、ference between each other. Present situation. If we simply use the language of population and development trends, American English instead of English is likely.Main Body: Chapter1 the differenceson vocabulary1.1pronunciation (1) English word sometimes one or two vowels in unstressed syllables (main

18、ly I ) omit or soften, and American English words all syllables must be read out, and thus, the American Speech slow and clear than the British, the British have swallowed vowel phenomenon, beginners do not used. For example:Am.E Br.Efactory f t ri f ctrisecretary sekr t ri sekr tridormitory d :mit

19、ri d :mitrihistory hist ri histrimedicine medisin medsininterest int rest intrist(2) : 当字母a出现在-s, -f, -th, -lf, -ph, -n等前面时，美国英语读成 ，英国英语读成 :，例如： Am.E Br. Eanswer ns :ns broadcast br :dk st br :dk :st staff st f st :fpath p p : half h f h :f advance d v ns d v :nsaircraft kr ft kr :ftparagraph p r gr

20、 f p r gr :f(3) : : 元音字母o为在后接一个爆破辅音的重读闭音节中，英国标准英语读成 ，美语中却读成 : 例如：Am.E Br.Ejob d :b d bbody b :di b diobject :bd ikt bd ikt(4) 美语中，r在所有的情况下都要发音。而英语中，r除在元音之前外一般不发音，例如：Am.E Br.Emodern m d rn m d npopular p pjul r p pjul floor fl fl :(5) 非重读音节中的字母e在美语中读成e，而在英语中却读成i 例如：Am.E Br.Eeffect e fekt i fektextend

21、 ex tend iks tendexpress eks pres iks pres (6) 以-ile 结尾的词，美语读成il或l，英语读成ail。例如：Am.E Br.Emissile misil misailfertile f :tl f :tailreptile reptl reptail(7) 以wh-开头的词，美语中读hw-,英语中读w-，例如：Am.E Br.Ewhen when wenwheat hwi:t wi:t(8) eei: 凡是美语中读e的地方，英国人都读ei，例如：Am.E Br.Edate det deitmake mek meik(9) :元音字母u在重读音节中

22、，美国人读成 英国人读成 。Am.E Br.Eup p pcup k p k pstudy st di st dipush p p (10) u: ju:在n-, d-, t-等后面的u和new, 美国人读成u:，英国人读成ju:，例如：Am.E Br.Eknew nu: nju:duke du:k dju:k tube tu:b tju:b(11) i: ai: 元音字母组合ei在美语中读成i:，在英语中读成ai:。例如：Am.E Br.Eeither i: ai neither ni: nai (12) u: 字母o在重读音节中，美国人读成 ，英国人读成 u。例如：Am.E Br.Epro

23、cess pr ses pr usesprogress pr gres pr ugresover v uv token t k n t uk n(13) 同一单词，美语和英语发音不同的还有：Am.E Br.Eactual kt ku ktju late eit etclerk kl :k kl :kfigure figju fig graduate r d uit r djuit leisure li: le mayor mei m newspaper nju:zpeip nju:speip organization : ni zei n : nai zei schedule sked ul

24、edju:lsituated sit ueitid sitjueitidsituation sit u ei n sitju ei ntomato t meitou t m :touvase veis v :z1.2spelling. Most words, two kinds of English spelling is the same, but the spelling of some words, American English is different from British English, for example:(1)美语中以-er 结尾的词，英语中有时以-re结尾。例如：meter metre center centre (2)美语中以-or结尾的词，英语中有时拼成 -our,例如：labor labour color c