reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2009) | The English language was first introduced to the Americas by British colonization‚ beginning in 1607 in Jamestown‚ Virginia. Similarly‚ the language spread to numerous other parts of the world as a result of British trade and colonization elsewhere and the spread of the former British Empire‚ which‚ by 1921‚ held sway over a population of 470–570 million people‚ approximately a quarter of the world’s population at that time
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Contents Introduction 3 1 Historical review of British and American English 5 1.1 History of English language 5 1.2 History of American English 9 1.3 American and British have changed and go on changing 11 2 Differences between modern British and modern American English 14 2.1 Lexical difference between American and British English 14 2.2 Grammatical difference between American and British English 18 2.3 Spelling differences between American and British English 24 Conclusion 27 Bibliography 29
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scenario that I chose was on accent discrimination. In this scenario an employee named Maria has had her job threatened due to tardiness‚ attendance‚ and language problems. Specifically her rapid speech patterns and heavy accent had lead to communication issues within her workplace. This topic is important for the study of cultural diversity because many people who move to the United States have accents. I would like to discover whether language issues such as having an accent are sufficient grounds for
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Writing a Summary In the article‚ "Time Talks‚ with an Accent’‚ author Robert Levine explores a cross cultural contrasts in the idea of time‚ called ’social time’. He discovers that this concept includes the components of waiting‚ rushing; being early or late; as well as the past‚ present and future. He chose to be a professor of social psychology so that he could manage his own time. While teaching in Brazil‚ he discovers the concept of amanha‚ which signifies that everything that can be postponed
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Based on the book of Niel Ferguson which was written in 2008 “ The Accent of Money” ‚ he made the four -hour documentary called “ An accent of Money: The Financial History of the World” in 2009 which won an International Emmy Award. This documentary of Niel Ferguson is about the examination of long history of money‚ banking and credit. Starting the documentary with the opening sentence “Bread‚ cash‚ dosh‚ dough‚ loot‚ lucre‚ moolah‚ readies‚ the wherewithal: call it what you like‚ money matters”
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Hong Kong was a colony of British in the past. Under a British education system‚ the English we learnt in school are supposed to be British English. But nowadays‚ more and more Hong Kong people start to use American English in their daily conversions. Some people think that using both British and American English may prove bad influences to English learning. Another group of people claim that it is good to familiar with the usage of both British and American English. Noah Webster Before we investigate
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There are many British words which are different to American words. For example: • A lorry is a slimmer truck. • A lift is an elevator. • A fortnight is two weeks. • A chemist is a person who works in a drugstore. • A dual carriageway is a freeway. Lisa and Sofia Efthymiou‚ an American mum and daughter‚ have listed below a few of the differences between British and American words. Visit also our Glossary of British Words We have arranged the words in categories to make
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How foreign is Foreign Accent Syndrome? Christina Stone ENG101 Mr. Link Tuesday October 30‚ 2012 Foreign Accent Syndrome is a rare medical disorder in which a patient develops what sounds like a foreign accent. Further investigation reveals a significant increase in the number of cases over the past few years. This essay will consider some of the reasons why Foreign Accent Syndrome also known as FAS has had such a rapid escalation. The question of whether FAS is
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DISTINCTION BETWEEN BRITISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH ON THE ASPECT OF SOUND SYSTEM Abstract In this paper‚ distincion between British English and American English on the phonetic aspect will be discussed. The whole paper is going to be devided into several parts‚ in the first part various of English accents and the outline of the differences between these two variants of English will be introduced in biref ; In the second part‚ the representative of British English – Recerved pronunciation
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Australia to be nothing more than a British colony whose national identity was virtually the same as the British. During this period of Australia’s history‚ our modes of entertainment‚ food‚ fashion‚ sporting culture and our social values and attitudes were largely dictated by British culture. One of the most significant changes to have taken place in Australian society since the end of WWII‚ has been its drift towards American‚ rather than British culture. As the American way of life was projected further
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