American English vs. British English, Schemes and Mind Maps of English

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American English vs. British

English

The author: Nasrullaeva Mumtozakhan The author: Nasrullaeva Mumtozakhan Teacher: Pardaeva Gulkhayo Teacher: Pardaeva Gulkhayo Group: X_3_22 Group: X_3_

“England and America are two countries

divided by a common language.”

George Bernard Shaw

• (^) British English (BrE) is the form of English used in the United Kingdom. It includes all English dialects used within the United Kingdom.

American English (AmE) is the form of English used in the United States. It includes all English dialects used within the United States.

How did this divergence occur?

The English language was introduced to the

Americans through British colonization in the

early 17th century and it spread to many parts

of the world because of the strength of the

British empire. Over the years, English spoken

in the United States and in Britain started

diverging from each other in various aspects.

This led to two dialects in the form of the

American English and the British English.

The languages diverge…and converge

• (^) The differences in the languages reached its peak

right after the industrial revolution

• (^) With the spread

of modern

technology,

more terms

are becoming

common

Noah Webster Writer of the first American dictionary in 1806 Believed that Americans’ language should reflect the way they spoke, and be distinct from British English Came of age during the American revolution, and therefore placed great emphasis on America’s cultural separation from England

Differences British English American English

Phonetics

Vocabulary

Spelling

Grammar

Phonetics

Vowels:

American English Examples British English [æ] plant, grass, half, bath [a:] [І], [ə] civilization, specialization, [ai] [Λ] body, shot, hot [o] [u] suit, duty, knew, Tuesday, student. [ju]

Phonetics

Consonants :

American English Examples British English [d] [d] letter, little, bitter, battle. [t] [-] [-] twenty, wanted [t] [l] [l] lamp, luck, look [l’] [r] [r] father, dirt, far, car [-]

Vocabulary

American English includes a lot of:

• (^) Neologisms
• (^) Abbreviations
• (^) Borrowings (from the European and Indian

languages)

American English

In American English there are the following types ofIn American English there are the following types of

the the lexical units:lexical units:

There are many words that are used almost exclusively

by Americans which are understood by most Britons,

and vice versa. But there are others which can cause

difficulty.

Grammar

British English and American English grammar

are mostly in agreement; there are however some

interesting variations. For example there are

differences in certain verb forms.

In British English the Present Perfect Tense is used for situations in which American English would typically use the Past Simple. American English British English Did you go see «Redheat» with Arnold? Have you seen «Redheat» with Arnold? I just saw him I've just seen him Where's Ann? - She just went out Where's Ann?- She's just gone out

Grammar

Americans are much more likely to be technically

correct in the agreement of collective noun and verb

form than Britons.

American English British English The team is playing well this season. The team are playing well. The government is The government are The police is The police are

Americanisms in British EnglishAmericanisms in British English Over the last few decades, British English has come under increasing influence from American English. This is because the majority of television programmes, films and music are exported to the UK from the States and people pick up words and expressions they are commonly exposed to, thus bringing them into general usage.

Americanisms in British EnglishAmericanisms in British English American English British English Can I get a… Can I have a…) Two times Twice Period Full stop Write me Write to me Movie Film Take a shower Have a shower

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