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 on this case‚ we should first know what actually American English is and
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Thomas Gage The book‚ The English-American‚ is the personal account of the journey of Thomas Gage in Spanish America. The primary source available for my analysis is Gage’s original work edited by J. Eric S. Thompson‚ who provides an insightful introduction that supplements a more complete understanding of Gage’s character. The persona of Thomas Gage is relatively easy to understand and contemplate upon because of the tone of his work’s narrative‚ and how it vividly recreates his emotions
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Word classes and phrases There are eight word classes‚ or parts of speech‚ that are distinguished in English: nouns‚ determiners‚ pronouns‚ verbs‚ adjectives‚ adverbs‚ prepositions‚ and conjunctions. (Determiners‚ traditionally classified along with adjectives‚ have not always been regarded as a separate part of speech.) Interjections are another word class‚ but these are not described here as they do not form part of the clause and sentence structure of the language.[1] Nouns‚ verbs‚ adjectives
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Clark‚ IAE 331 September 21‚ 2011 Phonological Comparison of British and American English It is commonly known among English speakers that there are some significant differences between British English and American English. In this paper I will compare these two varieties of English and discuss the systematic phonological differences between them. There are many other ways in which British and American English are different; such as‚ vocabulary‚ grammar‚ function etc. However‚ here we will
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Introduction A. Background English‚ one of the most spoken languages in the world‚ has a lot of variants. The most well-known English variants are British and American English. Although British and American English are the same language‚ they have some differences in vocabulary‚ pronunciation‚ grammar‚ and spelling (http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/REF/usgbintr.html‚ 2011). However. one variant cannot be said to be superior to the other because both have been standardized (Kemmer‚2009). Despite
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and phonetics‚ which means sound‚ was adopted as the new term for Black English and African-American Vernacular English. Mary Rhodes Hoover states‚ "Many who condemn Ebonics refer to it as "bad grammar‚" "lazy pronunciation‚" or "slang." However‚ linguist Dell Hymes notes that‚ viewed sociolinguistically‚ language is much more than characteristics such as grammar or pronunciation (phonology). In fact Ebonics/African-American Language has a number of other characteristics‚ including semantics‚ notation
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Nearly every American speaks some dialect of English that varies from Standard American English (SAE); however‚ although dialects are entirely acceptable variants of English‚ some dialectal speakers experience increased difficultly‚ such as negative stigmas and intelligibility issue‚ due to their speech patterns. This is often the case for speakers of African American Vernacular English (AAVE)‚ which is spoken by most but not all African Americans. AAVE differs from SAE in the syntax‚ phonology‚
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African American Vernacular English The United States of America is one of the world’s most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations. Even though there is not an official national language‚ most Americans speak Standard American English (SAE). However‚ the most prevalent native English vernacular dialect in the United States is African American Vernacular English (AAVE). According to Sharon Vaughn‚ AAVE is “a dialect used by some African Americans” (110). In order to examine AAVE‚ one must
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Högskolan i Skövde School of Humanities and Informatics English Future Tense in Modern American English John Lastra English C-Course Spring 2008 Tutor: Ingalill Söderqvist Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1 1. Background ............................................................................................................................ 2 1.1 Conscious and
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Interactions Between English and Native Americans Members of each nation copied relationships with Indians in many different ways. Few Europeans considered Native Americans as equals‚ because of differences in religion‚ agricultural practice‚ housing‚ dress‚ and other characteristics. However‚ the French‚ Spanish‚ and Dutch sought profit through trade and exploitation of New World resources‚ and they knew that the native people would be important to their success. Europeans also wanted to convert
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