英语美国英语与英国英语在词汇上的差异.docVIP

本科毕业论文 美国英语与英国英语 在词汇上的差异 学生姓名： 学生学号： 4 院（系）： 外国语学院 年级专业： 2003级英语本科3班 指导教师： 二〇〇七年五月  The Lexical Differences Between American English and British English Zhang Zhilian  Under the Supervision of Wei Xingcai School of Foreign Languages and Cultures Panzhihua University May 2007 Contents Abstract I Key words I 摘要 Ⅱ 关键词 Ⅱ Introduction 1 Ⅰ.The History of British and American English 2 A.?The History of British English 2 1. The Period of Old English 2 2. The Period of Middle English 3 3. The Period of Modern English 3 B. The Development of American English on the Basis of British English 4 Ⅱ.Reasons for the Development of American English 5 A. Being in Different Regions 5 B. Borrowing Words from Other Countries 6C. Revolting Politics and Ideology in North America 8 Ⅲ.The Different Meaning in American English 9 A. Creation of American Lexicon 9 B. Different Meanings between American and British English 10 C. Same Objects Expressed in Different Vocabularies 10 D. The Simplification in American English Lexicology 11 E. Other Forms of American English Different from British English 12 Ⅳ. The Developing Tendency of American English and British English 13 A. The Influence of American English 13 B. The Leading Position of American English 13 Conclusion 16 Acknowledgements 17 Bibliography 18Abstract With the development of the two countries—America and the U.K., the differences in some fields are clear and are also reflected in their languages. Even though there are many similarities in both variants, there are many differences in lexicology because of different regions, social backgrounds, the ways of people’s thinking, etc. This paper discusses the differences in lexicology between British English and American English and their tendency through the historical development of the two variants. Key Words American English; British English; the lexical difference 摘　要 美国是一个移民国家,美国英语主要是十七世纪英国英语在美国的进一步发展美国英语和英国英语虽然有很