The differences between AmE and BrE.ppt

The differences between AmE and BrE Group 7: 王梦倩 孙琪 蒋雯雯 王佳 The differences between AmE and BrE What are AmE and BrE The causes of the differences The differences conclusion spoken grammar vocabulary grammar vocabulary American English (AmE) is the form of English used in the United States. It includes all English dialects used within the United States of America. British English (BrE) is the form of English used in the United Kingdom. It includes all English dialects used within the United Kingdom. Today, there are 375 million people speak English as their first language. While according to the population of the different countries, the AmE speakers are more than the BrE speakers. causes The English language was first introduced to the Americas by British colonization, beginning in the early 17th century. Over the past 400 years, the form of the language used in the Americas—especially in the United States—and that used in the British Isles have diverged in a few minor ways, leading to the dialects now occasionally referred to as American English and British English. First, as America is such a big country, there are many different dialects. These dialects make AmE more complex than BrE Second, because of the entering of other languages, such as French, Spanish and so on, the AmE becomes mixed and different from BrE. Spoken British English and American English is the same language, but English-speaking people is in the use of different spoken English, because of the geographical, social, occupation, gender, national factors such as changes in the characteristics of a different language. Dialects and accents Dialects and accents vary between the countries of United Kingdom and the United States, and also within the countries themselves. Dialects and accents vary not only between the countries in the United Kingdom, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, but also within these individual countries. About spoken American English, scholars have map