The Lexical Differences Between American English and British English
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美国英语与英国英语在词汇上的差异
摘要：美国是一个移民国家，最早的移民就是17世纪来自英国而在美国东部定居的英国移民，到18世纪后期，英国移民已有四百多万。他们说的英语大致上还是英国英语。但随后的两个世纪以来，陆续有大批的移民来自爱尔兰、德国、法国、斯堪纳维亚国家、东欧和南欧的一些国家。此外还有从墨西哥来的西班牙人，和亚洲来的 中国人和日本人。所有这些人都须学英语才能生活下去，而这些人原来所说的本国语又都对英语带来影响。但是总的来说，美国英语主要是17世纪英国英语在美国的进一步发展。美国英语继承了英国英语的语法结构和基本词汇，但是在词汇方面也吸收了一些外来成分。这些外来成分来自美洲印第安人的语言和许多移民国家的语言美国英语和英国英语虽然有很多相同之处,但是由于历史文化和社会背景及人们的思维方式导致了很多的不同。随着社会的发展,美国英语与英国英语的差别越来越显著。本文通过回顾分析英国英语和美国英语的历史演变和发展过程,论述了美国英语和英国英语在词汇方面存在的主要差异，通过了解两种英语在词汇方面存在的差异,使英语学习 者比较容易地掌握某一种英语以及正确地表达英语包含的丰富的知识。本文同时还指出了美国英语以其独有的特点和语言艺术魅力越来越受到人们的关注,从而探讨 英语的发展趋势。
关键词：美国英语；英国英语；词汇差异
The Lexical Differences Between American English and British English
Abstract
This article is intended to illrutrate diachronically and synchronically the lexical difference between British English and Amercian English by tracing the history of English and analyzing the present stage of English development,asserting that American English is merely one of the English varieties rather than a different language.
With the development of the two countries—the U.S. and the U.K., the differences in some fields are clear and are also reflected in their languages. Even though there are many similarities in both variants, there are many differences in lexicology because of different regions, social backgrounds, the ways of people’s thinking, etc. This paper discusses the differences in lexicology between British English and American English and their tendency through the historical development of the two variants.
Key words: American English; British English; the lexical difference
Acknowledgements
My deepest gratitude goes first and foremost to Miss Fu, my supervisor, for her constant encouragement and guidance. She has walked me through all the stages of the writing of this thesis. Without her consistent and illuminating instruction, this thesis could not have reached its present form. Second, I am greatly indebted to the professors and teachers at the Department of Business and...
摘要：美国是一个移民国家，最早的移民就是17世纪来自英国而在美国东部定居的英国移民，到18世纪后期，英国移民已有四百多万。他们说的英语大致上还是英国英语。但随后的两个世纪以来，陆续有大批的移民来自爱尔兰、德国、法国、斯堪纳维亚国家、东欧和南欧的一些国家。此外还有从墨西哥来的西班牙人，和亚洲来的 中国人和日本人。所有这些人都须学英语才能生活下去，而这些人原来所说的本国语又都对英语带来影响。但是总的来说，美国英语主要是17世纪英国英语在美国的进一步发展。美国英语继承了英国英语的语法结构和基本词汇，但是在词汇方面也吸收了一些外来成分。这些外来成分来自美洲印第安人的语言和许多移民国家的语言美国英语和英国英语虽然有很多相同之处,但是由于历史文化和社会背景及人们的思维方式导致了很多的不同。随着社会的发展,美国英语与英国英语的差别越来越显著。本文通过回顾分析英国英语和美国英语的历史演变和发展过程,论述了美国英语和英国英语在词汇方面存在的主要差异，通过了解两种英语在词汇方面存在的差异,使英语学习 者比较容易地掌握某一种英语以及正确地表达英语包含的丰富的知识。本文同时还指出了美国英语以其独有的特点和语言艺术魅力越来越受到人们的关注,从而探讨 英语的发展趋势。
关键词：美国英语；英国英语；词汇差异
The Lexical Differences Between American English and British English
Abstract
This article is intended to illrutrate diachronically and synchronically the lexical difference between British English and Amercian English by tracing the history of English and analyzing the present stage of English development,asserting that American English is merely one of the English varieties rather than a different language.
With the development of the two countries—the U.S. and the U.K., the differences in some fields are clear and are also reflected in their languages. Even though there are many similarities in both variants, there are many differences in lexicology because of different regions, social backgrounds, the ways of people’s thinking, etc. This paper discusses the differences in lexicology between British English and American English and their tendency through the historical development of the two variants.
Key words: American English; British English; the lexical difference
Acknowledgements
My deepest gratitude goes first and foremost to Miss Fu, my supervisor, for her constant encouragement and guidance. She has walked me through all the stages of the writing of this thesis. Without her consistent and illuminating instruction, this thesis could not have reached its present form. Second, I am greatly indebted to the professors and teachers at the Department of Business and...