英式英语与美式英语的区别_英语论文

The Differences Between British English and American English

摘要

众所周知，英式英语和美式英语都是同一语言。美式英语脱胎于英式英语，它既是英式英语的继承，也受到新大陆环境的雕琢。虽然二者之间的外在差别不是很大，它们也未使学习这两类英语的学习者达到不理解的程度，但二者于细微之处差别极大，不同之处极多，细细研究起来便可知其中究竟。这些细微差别也使英语知识不太丰富的学习者经常感到困惑，给他们的阅读理解、听力、语言交流、写作等方面带来了很大的障碍。作为英语学习者，我们应该清楚它们之间的区别，以便在使用的过程中避免一些不必要的错误。由于对英式英语与美式英语了解不全面，许多人对它们二者存有偏见，认为其中的某一种更加优越。通过此文对英式英语和美式英语的背景、读音、拼写、词汇以及语法几个方面的分析和比较，希望能够帮助大家全面、客观地看待英式英语和美式英语的区别。

关键词：英式英语 美式英语 背景 差别

Abstract 

As is known to all, British English and American English are the same language. American English grows out of British English. It is not only an inheritance of British English, but also is sculpted by the new mainland environment. Although the external difference between them is not very obvious, they also don’t make the learners who learn the two types of English not to understand, one another, they have great and many differences between their tiny points. It can be made clearly after a carefully study. These tiny points make English learners who do not master this language well often feel confused, so they bring a lot of obstacles to their reading comprehension, listening comprehension, verbal communication, writing and so on. As the English learners, it is necessary for us to get somewhat acquainted with the differences between them to help us study and keep us from unnecessary troubles. People who don’t know British English and American English clearly often have a prejudice about them, like that “which is better?” This thesis makes an analysis and comparison of British English and American English in terms of their backgrounds, pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary and grammar, hoping to help the learners know the differences completely and objectively between British English and American English.

Keywords: British English  American English  backgrounds  differences

Contents

1. Introduction   ………………………………………………………………

2. The Reasons for the Different Formation Between British English and American English ……

2.1 Different Historical Backgrounds ………………………… 

2.2 Different Environments …………………………………

2.3 Different Cultural Characteristics………………………………………

3. The Differences in Details Between British English and American English……

3.1 The Differences in Pronunciation Between Them……

3.1.1 The Differences in Individual Sounds…….

3.1.2 The Differences in Stress……….

3.2 The Differences in Spelling Between Them …………………………

3.3 The Differences in Vocabulary Between Them………

3.3.1 Different Words or Phrases with the Same Meaning Between Them….

3.3.2 The Same Word or Phrase with Different Meanings Between Them….

3.3.3 Others….

3.4 The Differences in Grammar Between Them …… 

3.4.1 Collective Noun……………………..

3.4.2 Verb…………………………………….

3.4.3 Preposition…………………………

3.4.4 Pronoun………………………..

3.4.5 Auxiliary…………………………

3.4.6 Conjunction……………………………

3.4.7 Idiom……………………..

4. Conclusion …………………………………………………………………

Bibliographies  ………………………………………………………………… 

Acknowledgements  ………………………………………………………………