英语发展史_教学课件 Part 2American_English_1.pptVIP

4. What effects did communication technology bring to the development of the English language? 5. What are the characteristics of Mark Twain’s works from a linguistic point of view? 6. In what way is the vocabulary of American English different from that of the British English? * * * * * * * * * * Harriet Stowe (1811–1896) Harriet Stowe is an American abolitionist and author. Upon meeting Stowe, Abraham Lincoln allegedly remarked, So you’re the little lady who started this great war! Uncle Tom’s Cabin Uncle Toms Cabin is an anti-slavery novel. Published in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the United States, so much so in the latter case that the novel intensified the sectional conflict leading to the American Civil War. Herman Melville (1819–1891) Herman Melville is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet, whose work is often classified as part of the genre of dark romanticism. He is the first writer to have his works collected and published by the Library of America. Moby Dick 1851: Moby Dick was published by Herman Melville. 8 Scientific Inventions Industrial Revolution in UK and USA The Industrial Revolution began to transform Britain and America and Europe. The Industrial revolution in UK and in USA (1700’s – 1890’s / 1775-1913) saw the following inventions: Industrial Revolution in UK and USA Steam engine (1775) Power loom (1784) Cotton gin (1793) Steam boat (1807) Industrial Revolution in UK and USA First railway (1825) Transatlantic cable (1866) Telegraph (1836) Sewing machine (1844) Industrial Revolution in UK and USA Diesel engine (1892) Induction electric motor (1888) Incandescent Light bulb (1879) Telephone (1876) Industrial Revolution in UK and USA Ford assembly line (1913) Model T Ford (1908) Airplane (1903) Phonograph (1899) Information Technology Inventions of Information Technology 1837: The electric telegraph demonstrated by Samuel Morse. Samuel Morse (1791-1872) I