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Differences Between British English and American English
ABSTRACT
Nowadays English has been developing into a global language. As a message carrier, English fully reflects the unique cultures possessed by the British and American countries. This paper mainly focuses on analyzing the differences between British English and American English in sound, shape and meaning and analyses the reasons that cause these differences. All in all, since English is characterized by its huge vocabulary, great tolerance, and conciseness, it leaves little room for argument that English will be well on its way to be a diversified common language. Some suggestions are also given in the paper.
[Key Words] British English; American English; Differences; Development tendency.
摘要
英语现在已经发展成一个在全球范围内使用最广泛的语言。英语作为英美文化信息的载体和表现形式，深深地烙上了英美独有的文化印记.本文着重分析英式英语和美式英语在音、形、意三个方面的差异及它们存在这些差异的原因。由于英语本身具有词汇量大、包容性大、表达简洁的特点，英语语言的发展趋势将向着共同语与多样化并存的方向发展。关键词
Contents
1 Introduction 1
2 Differences Between British English and American English 2
2.1 Differences in Sound 2
2.1.1 Vowels 2
2.1.2 Consonants 3
2.1.3 Intonation. 4
2.2 Differences in Shape 4
2.3 Differences in Meaning 5
2.3.1 Same Words with Different Meanings: 5
2.3.2 Same Ideas or Objects Expressed by Different Words: 5
3 Factors that Cause These Differences Between British English and American English 5
3.1 Political and Economic Development 5
3.2 Social Life 6
3.3 National Histories 6
3.3.1 History of American English 6
3.3.2 History of British English 7
3.3.3 The Development of American English on the Basis of British English 8
3.4 Regional Cultures 8
3.5 Their Respective Specific Cultural Phenomena 9
4 Future Development Tendency of English 10
5 Conclusion 10
References 11
Acknowledgement Differences Between British English and American English
1 Introduction
For the 21st century today, the world is becoming smaller and smaller as to the development of high-tech. The world transformed countries one by one into a global village from the
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