The Differences Between American and British English課件.ppt

Differences between American & British Language Prepared by: ZhaoxuqingBeechen INTRODUCTION The major differences between British and American English lies in the choice of VOCABULARY Common Words in American and British English American BritishApartment FlatBaby carriage Pram Band-aid PlasterCorn MaizeDiaper NappyFlashlight Torch Extratime overtimeMail postPharmacist chemistSusage bangerTrash can bin SPELLING DIFFERENCESedit -our, -or edit -re, -er Br. Am.Colour ColorFlavour FlavorBr. Am.Centre CenterMetre Meter edit ce , -se -xion, -ctionBr. Am.advice Adviselicence License Br. Am.Inflexion InflectionReflexion Reflect-ion edit ise - ize yse - yze Br. Am.Prise PrizeMemor-ise Memor-izeBr. Am.Analyse AnalyzeParalyse Paralyze DIFFERENT IDIOMSBritish Americansee the wood for the trees see the forest for the treesIT MEANS: Clearly visible, in a way that is clearly visible. British AmericanA drop in the ocean A drop in the bucketIT MEANS: An amount of sth that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation. PRONUNCIATION DIFFERENCE IN PRONUNCIATION美音最大的特點(diǎn)就是有卷舌音(兒話音）英音則沒有卷舌音美音有連讀，而英音則聽起來有頓挫感。例如：could not do, pop artBritish AmericanDOOR DOORCOMPUTER COMPUTERUNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY Intemann, Dr. F. “Teaching English Grammar and Lexis.”http:/www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/intemann/BA/grammar-lexis/bara-ristau-schubert.pdf Jones, Susan. “List of American vs. British Spelling.”http:/www2.gsu.edu/wwwesl/egw/jones/spelling.htmWallechinsky, David & Irving Wallace. “Trivia on History of Merriam-Websters Dictionary Part 1.”http:/www.trivia- Wikipedia. “British English.”http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_English Wikipedia. “American and British English Differences.”http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences THANKS FOR YOUR GOOD LISTENING