Differences between British Englisch and American 英国英语和美国之间的差异.pptVIP

Differences between British English and American English 1. Grammatical Differences 2. Differences in Spelling 3. Differences in Pronunciation 4. Lexical Differences 1.Grammatical Differences Verb Phrase AmE have Do you have the time ? I don′t. BrE have got Have you got the time ? I haven′t. Conjugation AmE : burn burned burned BrE : burn burnt burnt AmE : dream dreamed dreamed BrE : dream dreamt dreamt TensesAmE sometimes uses the simple past where BrE has the present perfect. AmE I just ate will / won′t BrE I′ve just eaten shall / shan′t Noun PhraseSome differences of word order AmE Hudson River a half hour BrE River Thames half an hour Use of the article AmE In the future In the hospital BrE In future In hospital Collective NounsAmE prefers collective nouns in the singularwhereas BrE allows also the plural AmE The government is…. BrE The government are… Clausal patterns……sometimes differ AmE Come take a look I asked that he go BrE Come and take a look I asked him to go were / wasAmE prefers were to was AmE I wish she were here. BrE I wish she was here. Adverbials and prepositions AmE I′ll go momentarily real good backward It′s twenty of four It′s in back of the building BrE In a moment really good backwards It′s twenty to four It′s behind the building 2.Differences in Spelling Spelling AmE center color tire mom, mommy aluminum BrE centre colour tyre mum, mummy aluminium 3.Differences in Pronunciation Pronunciation dance, chance data tune, duty bird, floor 4. Lexical Differences There are three distinctions: words that are only found in AmE words that are only found in BrE words that are established throughout the world as part of World Standard English (WSE) Words that reflect cultural differences, and are not pa