Differences between American English and British English 毕业论文.doc

题 目： Differences between American English and British English 学 院： 外国语学院 专业班级： 2010级英语四班 姓 名： 王娅婷 学 号： 100801413 Differences between American English and British English Abstract Today American English and British English, both belonging to the same language—English, are the two major varieties or national standards of English in the world, which both have common ground and certain differences in some aspects. This paper will make an analysis and comparison between AmE and BrE in terms of pronunciation, intonation, vocabulary, spelling, grammar and usages, hoping to help us completely and objectively know the differences between American and British English. Now I will compare these two languages in theory and examples. 摘要 英式英语和美式英语，它们隶属于同一语言——英语，是当今世界两种最为主要的英语变体或国际标准。在某些方面它们既有必然的联系，也有明确的差异。此文对英式英语和美式英语几个方面的分析和比较，帮助全面客观地看待英式英语和美式英语的区别。I Differences in pronunciation differences in individual sounds in vowels (1) American and British English pronunciation of one of the biggest differences in their muddy vowel | ? | AmE: American English in er rarely muddy vowel, and sometimes short tones i (sentimental, actuality) and u(wuss), and even dashes of oo(hooker) using muddy vowel(These four examples of pronunciation in English, respectively [i], [i], [u:], [u]). BrE: English, often muddy vowel sound in the unit through a number of non-repeaters in the short tones a(about) and short tones er(computer) (2) American and British English pronunciation of the most representative of the difference is the different pronunciation of er. (3) the difference pronunciation of a AmE: The letter a American English is pronounced as |?| e.g. pass|p?s| BrE: The letter a British English is pronounced as |a:| e.g. pass|pa:s| (4) The vowel [?u] (as in home) is a diphthong in British English; in American English it is