《必威体育精装版英美概况》-英国部分-Chapter 2.ppt

《必威体育精装版英美概况》-英国部分-Chapter 2.ppt

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ChapterTwo

ThePeopleandTheirCulture◎Learningobjectives:Aftercompletingthischapter,studentsshouldobtaindetailedinformationabouttheBritishpeople,theirlanguages,religion,traditionsandcustoms,socialwelfare,education,sports,andmedia.

2.1.PopulationThetotalpopulationoftheUnitedKingdomThecurrentpopulationgrowthrateMainreasonsfortheincreaseofpopulationDistributionofpopulationoverthefourpartsoftheUKPopulationdensity

2.2EthnicGroupsBritainisstillapredominantlywhitesocietyThemajorminorityethnicgroupsinBritain

2.3.LiteracyTheUnitedKingdomhasanearlyperfectnationalliteracyrateof99%.China,too,hasahighliteracyrate.Forthis,pleaserefertothedatapublishedbyUNESCOin2018.

2.4.LanguageThepredominantlanguageintheUnitedKingdomisEnglish.OtherlanguagesanddialectsofEnglishvaryamongthefourcountriesoftheUnitedKingdom.

TheoriginsoftheEnglishlanguageThehistoryanddevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguageAmericanEnglishvsBritishEnglishOthervarietiesofEnglish?

(1)TheoriginsoftheEnglishlanguageThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagereallystartedwiththearrivalofthreeGermanictribeswhoinvadedBritainduringthe5thcenturyAD.Thesetribes,theAngles,theSaxonsandtheJutes,crossedtheNorthSeafromwhattodayisDenmarkandnorthernGermany.

AtthattimetheinhabitantsofBritainspokeaCelticlanguage.ButmostoftheCelticspeakerswerepushedwestandnorthbytheinvaders—mainlyintowhatisnowWales,ScotlandandIreland.TheAnglescamefromEnglalandandtheirlanguagewascalledEnglisc—fromwhichthewordsEnglandandEnglisharederived.Back

(2)ThehistoryanddevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguageOldEnglish(450-1100AD)MiddleEnglish(1100-1500)ModernEnglishEarlyModernEnglish(1500-1800)LateModernEnglish(1800-Present)Back

(3)AmericanEnglishvsBritishEnglishAmericanEnglish(AmE)isthefo

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