14-15学年高中英语（外研版，必修五）Module1BritishandAmericanEnglish-Section2backgroudinformation教案.docVIP

第  PAGE 2 页 共  NUMPAGES 2 页 Section 2: Background readings for Module 1 British and American English 1. Differences in pronunciation between American English (AmE) and British English (BrE) Differences in pronunciation between American English (AmE) and British English (BrE) can be divided into: differences in accent (i.e. phoneme inventory and realisation). Accents vary widely within AmE and within BrE, so the features considered here are mainly differences between General American (GAm) and British Received Pronunciation (RP); for information about other