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摘要： 英国和美国虽然说同一种语言-- 英语，但却是两个完全不同的国家。由于各种原因造成了两国在使用英语时在很多地方有很大的差异。本文从读音，拼写，用词以及语法这四个方面对英式英语和美式英语的不同进行了阐述。作为教师应该清楚的知道这些不同点以便在教学中给予学生充分的帮助。
关键词：英式英语美式英语读音差异， 拼写差异， 用词差异语法差异
David Barton had said that we speak English in the UK. So do you in the US. But yet we do not speak the same language Most of Non-Native English speakers who think American English and British English are the same language completely. Here is an example to show that there are some differences between American English and British English an American visiting English walked into a hotel lobby and pushed a button for elevator service
The lift will be down presently said a nearby clerk." the lift? "said the American "oh, you mean the elevator ""no , I mean the lift ," replied the Englishman annoyed by the American＇s arrogance "I think I should know what it is called " said the American." After all , elevators were invented in the united states ""perhaps" retorted the Englishman but the language was invented here from this humor people could know American English departed from British English it is one of branches ofBritish English or just as some linguists said American English is a transplanted language from Britain to American though the main parts of the two kinds of language are the same American English owns its typical character , with the influence of its strange history culture nations area and many facts during the developing period mark twain had said English and American are separate language ……when I speak my native tongue in its utmost purity an Englishman cannot understand me at all the differences between them reflects in words, pronunciations and spellings
Ⅰ.The differences in words
First when people express the same subject they will use differences words secondly there are different meanings about the same words in British English and American English sometimes the same words are different in the usage the difference between British English and American English many tiny places in education, British people called public school while in American they called prep school which always refers to those schools afford by privately most of the students are rich in American, the public school afforded by government, they were governed by education committee of county council these public schools in Britain just as council school here gives examples.
WordEnglish American
公寓 flat apartment
电梯 liftelevator
高速公路 motorway parkway
地铁 tube undergroundsubway
Ⅱ.The differences in pronunciation
The differences between British English and American English represented on the sounds of the vowel letters a o and the consonant letter r
1.Among these words ask can＇s dance fast British people pronounce the letter a [a:], American people pronounce [ ].so all these words are pronounced into [ s k ] [ k n t ] [ d n s ] [ f s t ] inAmerican
2.British people pronounce the letter o [ ] , American people read o nearly [] so the words box, crop, hot, ironic, spot pronounced as [ b k s ] [ k r p] [ h t] [ i＇r nik ] and [ s pt ] in American
3.consonant letter r keeps silent or not is the obvious difference in British English the syllable is silent while in American English the syllable pronounced
e.g. wordBritish American
car[ka:] [kar]
door [ d: ] [ dr]
party [＇pa:ti] [＇parti]
only in this condition the ahead word ends with a consonant the second word begins with vowel, the letter r pronounce [r] such as far away for ever [fa:r＇wei] [f ＇rev]
4.words with more than two syllables end with-ary or- ory British people usually weaken a or o, while American people stress on the syllable of a or o, so there are differences not only in pronunciation but also in rhythm.
e.g. wordsBritish American
dictionary[＇dikn ri][＇dik .neri]
laboratory[/ ＇b :r tri][＇/ br .t ri]
5.the words end with -ile British people read the letter I as [ai], while American read as [ ]
e.g.wordsBritish American
docile [＇d usai|][＇d s |]
fertile [＇f :tail] [＇f rt?|]
6.other kinds of words
wordsBritish American
clerk[k|a:k][K rk]
either [＇ai ] [＇i:r]
issue[＇isju:I][＇i u:]
Ⅲ.difference in spelling
American people pay attention to the practical their attitude of pragmatism influence the spelling of the words During the development of American English the simplified spelling movement occurred
1.the final silent letters such as -me -ur in British English are cut off by American
e.g.BritishAmerican
kilogramme kilogram
programme program
2.the silent letter u in words ends with -our is deleted in American English
e.g.British American
behaviourbehavior
colour color
3.the words end with -re were changed into-er in American English, sound [?] remain
e.g. BritishAmerican
centrecenter
metre meter
4.some words in British English end with -ence while in American English change into -ense
e.g.British American
defencedefense
offence offense
5.some verbs in British English end with -ise spell as-ize in American English
e.g. British American
criticize/organizecriticize/ organize
6.some words have double "/" while in American English there is only one "l"
e.g.British American
关键词：英式英语美式英语读音差异， 拼写差异， 用词差异语法差异
David Barton had said that we speak English in the UK. So do you in the US. But yet we do not speak the same language Most of Non-Native English speakers who think American English and British English are the same language completely. Here is an example to show that there are some differences between American English and British English an American visiting English walked into a hotel lobby and pushed a button for elevator service
The lift will be down presently said a nearby clerk." the lift? "said the American "oh, you mean the elevator ""no , I mean the lift ," replied the Englishman annoyed by the American＇s arrogance "I think I should know what it is called " said the American." After all , elevators were invented in the united states ""perhaps" retorted the Englishman but the language was invented here from this humor people could know American English departed from British English it is one of branches ofBritish English or just as some linguists said American English is a transplanted language from Britain to American though the main parts of the two kinds of language are the same American English owns its typical character , with the influence of its strange history culture nations area and many facts during the developing period mark twain had said English and American are separate language ……when I speak my native tongue in its utmost purity an Englishman cannot understand me at all the differences between them reflects in words, pronunciations and spellings
Ⅰ.The differences in words
First when people express the same subject they will use differences words secondly there are different meanings about the same words in British English and American English sometimes the same words are different in the usage the difference between British English and American English many tiny places in education, British people called public school while in American they called prep school which always refers to those schools afford by privately most of the students are rich in American, the public school afforded by government, they were governed by education committee of county council these public schools in Britain just as council school here gives examples.
WordEnglish American
公寓 flat apartment
电梯 liftelevator
高速公路 motorway parkway
地铁 tube undergroundsubway
Ⅱ.The differences in pronunciation
The differences between British English and American English represented on the sounds of the vowel letters a o and the consonant letter r
1.Among these words ask can＇s dance fast British people pronounce the letter a [a:], American people pronounce [ ].so all these words are pronounced into [ s k ] [ k n t ] [ d n s ] [ f s t ] inAmerican
2.British people pronounce the letter o [ ] , American people read o nearly [] so the words box, crop, hot, ironic, spot pronounced as [ b k s ] [ k r p] [ h t] [ i＇r nik ] and [ s pt ] in American
3.consonant letter r keeps silent or not is the obvious difference in British English the syllable is silent while in American English the syllable pronounced
e.g. wordBritish American
car[ka:] [kar]
door [ d: ] [ dr]
party [＇pa:ti] [＇parti]
only in this condition the ahead word ends with a consonant the second word begins with vowel, the letter r pronounce [r] such as far away for ever [fa:r＇wei] [f ＇rev]
4.words with more than two syllables end with-ary or- ory British people usually weaken a or o, while American people stress on the syllable of a or o, so there are differences not only in pronunciation but also in rhythm.
e.g. wordsBritish American
dictionary[＇dikn ri][＇dik .neri]
laboratory[/ ＇b :r tri][＇/ br .t ri]
5.the words end with -ile British people read the letter I as [ai], while American read as [ ]
e.g.wordsBritish American
docile [＇d usai|][＇d s |]
fertile [＇f :tail] [＇f rt?|]
6.other kinds of words
wordsBritish American
clerk[k|a:k][K rk]
either [＇ai ] [＇i:r]
issue[＇isju:I][＇i u:]
Ⅲ.difference in spelling
American people pay attention to the practical their attitude of pragmatism influence the spelling of the words During the development of American English the simplified spelling movement occurred
1.the final silent letters such as -me -ur in British English are cut off by American
e.g.BritishAmerican
kilogramme kilogram
programme program
2.the silent letter u in words ends with -our is deleted in American English
e.g.British American
behaviourbehavior
colour color
3.the words end with -re were changed into-er in American English, sound [?] remain
e.g. BritishAmerican
centrecenter
metre meter
4.some words in British English end with -ence while in American English change into -ense
e.g.British American
defencedefense
offence offense
5.some verbs in British English end with -ise spell as-ize in American English
e.g. British American
criticize/organizecriticize/ organize
6.some words have double "/" while in American English there is only one "l"
e.g.British American