Презентация на тему American English vs. British English.

American English vs. British English The author: Ilyushkina N. M. Gymnasium-17 “England and America are two countries divided by a common language.”George Bernard Shaw How did this divergence occur? The English language was introduced to the Americans through British colonization in the early 17th century and it spread to many parts of the world because of the strength of the British empire. Over the years, English spoken in the United States and in Britain started diverging from each other in various aspects. This led to two dialects in the form of the American English and the British English. Immigration to America The languages diverge…and converge The differences in the languages reached its peak right after the industrial revolution With the spread of modern technology, more terms are becoming common Noah Webster Writer of the first American dictionary in 1806Believed that Americans’ language should reflect the way they spoke, and be distinct from British EnglishCame of age during the American revolution, and therefore placed great emphasis on America’s cultural separation from England Differences British English American English Phonetics Vocabulary Spelling Grammar Phonetics Vowels: American English Examples British English plant, grass, half, bath [a:] [І] или [ə] civilization, specialization, [ai] [Λ] body, shot, hot [o] [u] suit, duty, knew, Tuesday, student. [ju] Phonetics  Consonants : American English Examples British English [d] letter, little, bitter, battle. [t] [-] twenty, wanted [t] [l] lamp, luck, look [l’] [r] father, dirt, far, car [-] Phonetics  American English British English ballet ballet address address garage garage advertisement advertisement Vocabulary American English includes a lot of: Neologisms Abbreviations Borrowings (from the European and Indian languages) American English In American English there are the following types of the lexical units: There are many words that are used almost exclusively by Americans which are understood by most Britons, and vice versa. But there are others which can cause difficulty.   Spelling The main differences between American and British spelling are originated in the Dictionary of the English Language published in 1828 by Noah Webster.He simplified spellings of many words, such as ploughplow centrecenter colourcolor.He added uniquely American words, such as squash and chowder-or instead -our -er instead –re -se instead –ce-z- instead -s--l- instead -ll- Spelling American English British English defense, offense defence, offence organize, realize organise, realise Grammar American English British English I just saw him I've just seen him Where's Ann? - She just went out Where's Ann?- She's just gone out Grammar American English British English The team is playing well this season. The team are playing well. The government are The police is The police are GrammarPast forms of the verbs may also differ American English British English burned, learned, dreamed burnt, learnt, dreamt fit fitted gotten got GrammarThere are some other miscellaneous differences American English British English have have got will I shall, we shall I haven’t seen you in 3 years I haven’t seen you for 3 years on (street names) in (street names) real really I am good. I am well. Likely be… Likely to be… Time telling Both languages have a slightly different structure of telling the time. American English British English quarter after ten (10:15) quarter past ten (10.15) digital times with a colon 6:00 digital times with a point 6.00 Month/day/year 12/31/2014 Day/month/year 31/12/2014 April, 21st 21 April Americanisms in British English Over the last few decades, British English has come under increasing influence from American English. This is because the majority of television programmes, films and music are exported to the UK from the States and people pick up words and expressions they are commonly exposed to, thus bringing them into general usage. Americanisms in British English American English British English Can I get a… Can I have a…) Two times Twice Period Full stop Write me Write to me Movie Film Take a shower Have a shower THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION!