American English CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………………………3 Chapter I. Historical background of American English…………………………………..6 Chapter II. Characteristic features of American English………………………………...12 2.1 . Phonology…………………………………………………………………………13 2.2 . Vocabulary…………………………………………………………………………17 2.3 . Grammar…………………………………………………………………………...23 Conclusions……………………………………………………………………………..27 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………30 Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Introduction
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ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИЙ ИНСТИТУТ Реферат на тему: «American English: major dialects and variations» Выполнила: студентка 2 курса Contents Introduction 4 American English 5 Local Dialects in the USA 10 Spelling in American English 11 Conclusion 12 Bibliography 12
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American English Chapter 12 Monday‚ 4th of Feb. Haifa Almotiary 1. How did the values of “Puritanism” and “republicanism” contribute to the will to simplify American English during the 1770s--1830s? The first ideal may be linked to the Puritanism value of thriftiness and the second to republicanism‚ that is‚ democratic ideas about social sharing and the role of any privileged class in interpreting language for other less privileged classes 2. What are some of the simplifications
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American English and British English Communication may seem easy‚ but sometimes it is hard to understand between people even though they share the same language. American and British English have the same origin‚ which is the Elizabethan English. This means that Americans and the British speakers share the same language; but nowadays‚ these two varieties somewhat differ from each other. We can find both similarities and differences in both varieties. Even though American and British people can
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Elah Mae S. Lasquite BEEd-1A March 17‚ 2014 THE INITIAL TALKS Dr. Mohammad Hassan Al-Tohamy -the new OIC Secretary General‚ visited the Philippines to discuss matters in connection with the resolution. -he succeeded in bringing the MNLF and the Philippine government to the negotiating table in Jeddah‚ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on January 18-19‚ 1975. The aborted talks‚ after further consultations‚ were
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A Brief Comparative Analysis of the Differences Between American and British English Syntax As English continues to assert its dominance as a leading language used worldwide‚ it’s no wonder to learn that it is now an acknowledged global language and the standards that its users hold it to will splinter and change over time. Most of the variance can be attributed to differing national histories and cultural development. Today‚ English is used in a range of contexts around the world as the native
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Tina V. Young ENG 550 Dr. Kimmie Knuckles October 18‚ 2012 Introduction African American Vernacular English‚ which is also known as the African American Language‚ Black Vernacular‚ Black Vernacular English‚ or simply Black English has been defined as an African American variety dialect (a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology‚ grammar‚ and vocabulary‚ and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically
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British English/American English Vocabulary Here are some of the main differences in vocabulary between British and American English. This page is intended as a guide only. Bear in mind that there can be differences in the choice of specific terms depending on dialect and region within both the USA and the UK. |British English |American English | |anti-clockwise |counter-clockwise
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with the Wind” or “Dukes of Hazzard County‚” both of which reinforce the negatively stigmatized‚ stereotypical Southern accent (Lippi-Green 218). Southern American English (SAE) is in fact the most widely recognized regional dialect in America‚ but unfortunately‚ it also almost always carries with it the most negative associations of any American
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AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH Lexical and grammatical differences LEXICAL DIFFERENCES • Vocab – most noticeable differences • Differ in: – total meaning OR – in one particular sense of usage OR – totally unknown in some varieties REASONS FOR VOCABULARY DIFFERENCES i) New objects & experiences encountered in N. America - new names – adapt or neulogism (i.e. create new word‚ expression or usage) e.g. corn (US); maize (UK) robin small red-breasted (Eng.) large red-breasted (US)
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