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Реферат Basic grammatical and lexical-semantic differences between American and British English





English is most subject to the general tendency of simplify the language. The changes are occurring primarily in the lexicon, one of the most mobile parts of the language and in the grammar.the language changes in grammar caused of the tendency to save linguistic efforts and simplify the language. The new vocabulary comes to British youth language and from other variants of English, in particular, from the American language [2] .language of educated population of London and the south-east England - eventually acquired the status of a national standard (RP -received pronunciation). Its foundation is the proper English - The language of the top private schools (Eton, Winchester, Harrow, Rugby) and universities (Oxford, Cambridge). This is the classic, literary English, which is the base of any course in English language schools for foreigners., Australian and New Zealand versions of English, are probably closest to the classic British language. Due to the geographic isolation, these countries have not experienced the strong influence of other languages ??and cultures. In the formation of American English participated almost all the inhabitants of Europe, while Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the south Africa were inhabited mainly by British. There English kept more or less classical guise. The differences are mainly in phonetics, in particular, in the melodica of the language. It is more neutral pronunciation, the replacement of difficult sounds on the simpler sounds.America has created almost a new language. The changes affected not only phonetics and vocabulary, but also the most stable part of the language - grammar. Therefore quite natural that debates are mainly around two versions of English - British and American.contradistinction to the British version, American English is more flexible, open to the changes and easy to understanding. So, he got more widespread in the world. This is the language of the new generation without a certain nationality and place of residence, the generation that is brought up on the popular culture. The English language of today's youth is more or less common due to the general culture, rock music, dense communication and the ideals and idols.

american english language pronunciation lt; # justify gt; Chapter II. Grammatical and lexical-semantic features of American English

this chapter we will examine the grammatical features of American English based on a comparison with British English.most striking morphological feature of the English language is its short word. The scientists have conducted numerous studies, and each time the results showed that the English language is almost entirely comprised of short morphological forms [7]. 'S consider the basic differences between American and British options in the grammar parts of speech.


. 1 Verb

of all, there is a difference in the using of verb tenses. So, instead of Present Perfect American can use Past Simple. Waiver of Perfect Tenses in spoken language has become commonplace for American [6].

I? ve lost the keys. (BrE) - I lost the keys. (AmE) you seen my new dress? (BrE) - Did you see my new dress? (AmE) Past seems to them perfectly natural and correct, although by all standards, including those, which are described in the american grammars, Perfect are required. Usually, the main contribution to the ignoring of the tenses the group Perfect attribute to the immigrants from those countries whose language has no perfect time. However, any English-speaking American will use Perfect tense, if another selection makes the statement ambiguous or unclear.you use the words already, just and yet, British English also requires Present Perfect. In these cases those who speak American English use mainly Past Simple, although both options in American English are considered correct:

She? s just arrived home. (BrE) - She just arrived home. (AmE)

I? ve already eaten. (BrE) - I already ate. (AmE) you already found the keys? (BrE) - Did you already find the keys? (AmE)

Partly this phenomenon goes to British English. In other cases, the traditional distinction between the Present Perfect and the Past Simple observed in both versions of English [3, p.65]

Instead of the auxiliary verb shall (shan t) in America is used will (won t). Now it is a general trend of English [8, p.7] shall do. (BrE) - I will do. (AmE) designation of future simple tense in the first person with word shall (I shall, we shall) have virtually disappeared from American English, and disappears from the British language, but still is being used in formal British English. [8, p.8] the form of to be going to for the future simple is used a lot of more in American than in British English: shall visit a doctor...


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