英国英语与美国英语

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英国英语与美国英语

篇1:英国英语与美国英语

英国英语与美国英语

现代英语在发展过程之初本来并无英国英语(BritishEnglis----BrE)和美国英语(American English―AmE)的分野,不过到了20世纪,由于美国开始参与世界事务,至第二次世界大战更充分展示了超强的国力在世界舞台上扮演领导的角色,自然地美国人所讲的英语在世界各地,甚至在英国本土都引起了各界人士的相当程度的注意、讨论和研究。 那么英语自17世纪初期随着英国人向新大陆的殖民潮流入美洲后约四百年间,在新的大环境中起了什么变化而形成了今日的美式英语呢?

根据语言学家的研究其主要原因有下列三项:

(1)旧词新用:那些到了新世界的殖民者为配合新环境的需要而把原用的单词移来指说新的近似事物。例如“corn”,在英国的原义是指“谷物,尤指一个地区的主食谷物,在英国是指小麦(wheat)”。可是当时的英国人在新大陆看到的印地安人的主食谷物并不是小麦,而是玉米(maize),然后他们仍称以“corn”,并在前面加个“Indian”以别于英国的“corn”。这种“Indian corn”的用例最早出现于16,后来“Indian”渐渐不用而只用“corn”直指“玉米”。今天我们说“爆玉米”为“pop-corn”,绝对没有人说“pop-Indian-corn”。

(2)就地吸收原住民用语:AmE吸收了不少的印地安原住民的词汇,以动植物名称和地名为多。例如:

地名:Ohio[o(>O%!o(]俄亥俄州(原指Ohio河,是beautiful water的意思);Mississippi[P!K!>K!A!]密西西比州(原指Mississippi河,是Father of waters的意思);Kentucky[E+Q>C)E!]肯塔基州(land of tomorrow的意思),etc.

动物名:moose[P(::K]麋;raccoon[T->E(:Q]浣熊;skunk[KE)RE]臭鼬;etc.

植物名:hickory[>O!E+T!]山胡桃;sequoia[K!>EV&!+]美洲杉;squash[KEV&M]南瓜之类;etc.

(3)移民族群母语的交融:新大陆早期的殖民者以及美国建国后入籍美国的移民并非只来自英国,实际上来自欧洲各国和世界各地的移民人数远超出了英国人。这些四面八方来的移民带着他们的母语就地和英语不断地产生交融,这也是构成AmE特征的'主因之一。例如:

chop-suey[>CM&A>su:i]:杂碎(一种有肉或鸡肉及米饭、洋葱等的美式中国菜,源自广东话,韦氏大字典已正式收录)

Long time no see:好久不见(收录于①NIC's Dictionary of American English Phrases② Essential American Idioms)

有些语言学家在担心BrE与AmE的分野会不会随着时代的演进而越来越扩大。但是自二次世界大战结束经过半世纪以来,由于交通、传播媒体以及信息的快速发达和交流,事实却证明了BrE与AmE也跟着产生交融,彼此之间的差异越来越缩小。例如AmE的“fall(秋天),OK(All right),etc.”今天在英国也很通顺,反过来BrE的“lift(升降机),sweets(糖果),etc.”在美国也没有格格不入的现象(详请参阅第二十四章)。

当今,大陆的英语教学动向仍然停留在以BrE为主的阶段,但是在可预期的将来AmE可能会随着美国人在大陆活动的增加而趋于增强其影响。

篇2:浅谈美国英语与英国英语语音及拼写之差异

浅谈美国英语与英国英语语音及拼写之差异

美式英语和英国英语在语音方面和拼写方面有些差异,文章就这两方面进行一番粗探.

作 者:向沾生 XIANG Zhang-sheng  作者单位:怀化市商业学校,湖南,怀化,418000 刊 名:怀化学院学报 英文刊名:JOURNAL OF HUAIHUA UNIVERSITY 年,卷(期): 26(8) 分类号:H311 关键词:美国英语   英国英语   语音   拼写   差异  

篇3:浅析美国英语与英国英语在词汇上的差异

浅析美国英语与英国英语在词汇上的差异

本文论述了美国英语与英国英语在词汇上存在的一些差异.通过概括地描述了二者在词义,构词方面的`差异,以及产生的原由,说明美国英语跟英国英语并不是不同的语言,而是一种语言.

作 者:陆树英  作者单位:广西来宾市职业技术学校,广西来宾,546138 刊 名:中国科教创新导刊 英文刊名:CHINA EDUCATION INNOVATION HERALD 年,卷(期): “”(7) 分类号:G633.4 关键词:美国英语   英国英语   词汇   差异  

篇4:英国英语怎么写

The school is the first of its kind in Britain.

这是英国同类学校中最早的'一所。

In Britain and the US, people get the vote at 18.

在英国和美国,国民18岁开始有选举权。

The play is being cast in both the US and Britain.

目前正在英美两国挑选这部戏的演员。

Britain is no longer in the front rank of world powers.

英国再也不是位于前列的世界强国。

Their change of policy brought about a reconciliation with Britain.

他们的政策改变促成了与英国的和解。

篇5:英国导游词英语

Dear visitors and friends:

Hello, everyone, I am a tour guide of the international travel agency, Liu x, first of all, I welcome you to our travel agency.

All of this trip to the United Kingdom will be accompanied by me, you can call me Xiao Liu according to age or call my name, we will provide you with the greatest enthusiasm for the service.

Now I will introduce the situation in the uk.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, also known as Britain, the British Empire, is made up of England, Scotland, Welsh and Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom, the main body is England, so the habit of saying the United kingdom.

Located in Western Europe, it is a developed capitalist country.

The British Empire refers to the empire by the British and the reign of the dominions, colonies, territory, trust and protection in together, is the history of the territory's largest countries and largest global colonial empire.

The Empire reached its peak in early nineteenth Century, about 4 to 500 million people, accounting for 1/4 of the world's population at the time, about 33 million 670 thousand square kilometers of land, accounting for 1/4 of the total land area of the world.

Following the sixteenth Century Kingdom of Spain Empire, known as the “empire of the sun”.

The formation of the British Empire was the result of trade, immigration and the conquest of force over the past 300 years.

There were also peaceful commercial and diplomatic activities during the period.

The United Kingdom is a country with diverse cultures and open mind.

Art, music, culture, and food in the UK have been influenced by people and nations from all over the world, and have a long and close relationship with many countries.

The main tourist areas are: London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Brighton, Greenwich, Oxford and Cambridge, stratford.

The main tourist attractions are: Opera House, museum, art museum, ancient buildings, theme parks and shops, etc..

So the next few days, let us in the fog of the street, and the red bus passing, to feel the old aristocratic atmosphere and creativity of all the avant-garde.

篇6:英国导游词英语

London is a cosmopolitan mixture of the Third and First worlds, of chauffeurs and beggars, of the establishment, the avowedly working class and the avant-garde. Unlike comparable European cities, much of London looks unplanned and grubby, but that is part of its appeal. Visiting London is like being let loose on a giant-sized Monopoly board clogged with traffic. Even though you probably won’t know where the hell you are, at least the names will look reassuringly familiar. The city is so enormous, visitors will need to make maximum use of the underground train system: unfortunately, this dislocates the city’s geography and makes it hard to get your bearings.

When to Go

London is a year-round tourist center, with few of its attractions closing or significantly reducing their opening hours in winter. Your best chance of good weather is, of course, at the height of summer in July and August, but there’s certainly no guarantee of sun even in those months and that is when you can expect the biggest crowds and highest prices.

Great churches:

Westminster Abbey

A resting place of the royals, Westminster Abbey, is one of the most visited churches in the Christian world. It’s a beautiful building, full of morose tombs and monuments, with an acoustic field that will send shivers down your spine when the choirboys clear their throats. The roll call of the dead and honored is guaranteed to humble the greatest egoist, despite the weighty and ornate memorabilia.

St Paul’s Cathedral

Half the world saw the inside of St Paul’s Cathedral when Charles tied the knot here in 1981. The venerable building was constructed by Christopher Wren between 1675 and 1710, but stands on the site of two previous cathedrals dating back to 604. Its famous dome, the biggest in the world after St Peter’s in Rome, no longer dominates London as it did for centuries - a fact which irritates the bonnie prince’s sense of architectural harmony. Visitors should talk low and sweetly near the whispering gallery, which reputedly carries words spoken close to its walls to the other side of the dome.

Westminster Cathedral is the headquarters of Britain’s Catholic Church, and the only prime example of neo-Byzantine architecture in the city. The interior is part splendid marble and part bare brick - the money ran out. The 14 Stations of the Cross sculptures by Eric Gill and the marvelously somber atmosphere make this a great escape from coach tourists and traffic alike.

Kings & Queens

The Queen opened Buckingham Palace to the public for the first time in 1993 to raise money for repairs to Windsor Castle. The palace rates poorly compared to Britain’s other stately homes. The interiors range from kitsch to tasteless opulence and reveal nothing of the domestic life of the Royal Family apart from a gammy eye when it comes to interior décor.

The Tower of London, once a castle and palace, is now a beautifully preserved monument to cruelty. According to Shakespeare, their wicked uncle, Richard III, slaughtered the young princes and heirs of Edward IV here. The cells have played host to an illustrious crew which includes Thomas More, Anne Boleyn, Walter Raleigh, Rudolf Hess and Wham! Bloodcurdling attractions include torture implements displayed in Martin Tower. Don’t overdose on suits of armor, coats of arms or Beefeaters and you’ll have a fun time. Check out the ravens on the green: legend says that the day they desert the Tower, London shall fall to its enemies.

Parliament

The awesome neo-Gothic brilliance of the Houses of Parliament has been restored thanks to a recent spring clean of the fa?ade. The building includes the House of Commons and the House of Lords, so the grandeur of the exterior is let down only by the level of debate in the interior. There’s restricted access to the chambers when they’re in session, but a visit around 6 pm will avoid the worst of the crowds. Check the time on the most recognizable face in the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben.

Downing Street, the official residence of the prime minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has been guarded by an imposing iron gate since the security forces realized that the lone iconic bobby outside Maggie’s door was not sufficient to stop the IRA mortar bomb attack in 1989.

Museums & Their Booty

The British Museum is the oldest, most august museum in the world. It is so big and so full of ’stuff’ collected by Victorian travelers and explorers that visitors often make the mistake of overdosing on the antiquities. See as much as you want to see, not as much as you believe you should. Highlights include the weird Assyrian treasures and Egyptian mummies; the exquisite pre-Christian Portland Vase and the -year-old corpse found in a Cheshire bog.

篇7:英国英语作文

英国英语作文

the united kingdomthe uk is industrialized country. it’s to the northwest of china. london is capital city of uk. in uk, most people speak english. english is particular about breakfast. for breakfast, they have some juice, fruit, eggs,meat,bread, jam and coffee. sometimes, they eat some steak. english are also like drinking whisky and wine, so they cost lots of money on drink.this is uk.

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