Contrastive American English and British English
OPENING
A. Backround
Many areas of the world are
populated by people speaking different languages. English spelling is commonly
used in the world can be classified into two kinds, namely the American and
British spelling. American spelling is often used in the United States and the
countries affected by the US while British spelling is used in the country of
Great Britain (United Kingdom) and the Commonwealth countries.
Both of these
spellings have significant differences, mainly due to the conflict between
Britain and the American colonies that led to the independence of the US war.
American people were trying to escape the influence of the United Kingdom and
seek their own identity. Adjustment English is one aspect of that.
At the beginning of the 18th
century, English spelling not yet have a written standard. The standard
difference become obvious after the publication of the influential
dictionaries. British English spelling is now almost entirely followed the
writings of Samuel Johnson in his book The Dictionary of the English Language
(English Dictionary) published in 1755.
American English spelling was first
introduced by Noah Webster in his book An American Dictionary of the English
Language (American Dictionary of the English Language) in 1828. Webster is
someone who has been fighting to change the spelling of English on the grounds
of language and nationalism. Many of the changes proposed by Webster's spelling
is not accepted.
In Canada, though most use the
British spelling, but the American spelling is also used because the Canadian
adjacent to the US.
B. Problem Statements
Based on the background above, the
problem statements are:
1. What is the definition and brief history
of British and American?
2. What is the difference between British
and America?
DISCUSSION
A. Definition and Brief History of
British and American
British English (BrE) is the form of
English used in the United Kingdom. It includes all English dialects used in
the United Kingdom.
American English (AmE) is the form
of English used in the United States. It includes all English dialects used in
the United States.[1]
The English language was introduce
to the Americans through British colonization in the aerly 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 Britian
started diverging from each other in various aspects. This led to two dialects
in the form of the American English and the British English.
Prior to the Revolutionary War and
American independence from the British in 1776, American and British accents
were similar. Since 1776, the accents diverged but English accent in America
has changed less drastically than aceents in Britian. Towards the end of the
18th century, non-rhotic speech took off in southern England, especially among
the upper class; this “prestige” non-rhotic speech was standardized, and has
been spreading in Britian ever since. Most American accents, however, remained
in rhotic. There are a few fascinating expcetions: New York and New England
accents became non-rhotic, perhaps because of the region’s British connection.
Irish and Scottish accents, however, remained rhotic. To be fair, both American
and British English have several types of accents and there is no one true
American or British accent.[2]
B. The Difference Between British
and American
The difference between American
English and British English are Pronunciation (Pronunciation), Spelling
(Spelling Words), and Vocabulary. For
more details, ere is an explanation of the difference between American Style
with British Style.
1. Spelling
British English is still likely to
retain the spelling of the French language. But for the American English
spelling try to eliminate unneeded also is closer to the pronunciation. Here
are some examples
-ize/-ise (-yze/yse)
American
British
characterize: ˈker.ɪk.tɚ.aɪz
Characterise: ˈkær.ɪk.tə.raɪz
Prioritize: /prˈɔːr.ətaiz/
Prioritise: /praɪˈɒr.ɪ.taɪz/
Specialize: /ˈspeʃəl.aɪz/
specialise /speʃ.ə.laɪz/
Analyze: /ˈæn. ə l.aɪz/
Analyse: /ˈæn. ə l.aɪz/
-or/-our
American
British
Behavior: / bɪˈheɪ vjɚ/
Behaviour: /bɪˈheɪ.vjə r /
Color: /ˈkʌlɚ/
Colour: /ˈkʌl.ə r /
Favor: /ˈfeɪvɚ/
Favour: /ˈfeɪ.və r /
Contour: /ˈkɑːn.tʊr/
Contour: /ˈkɒn.tɔː r /
-e/(-ae or -oe)
American
British
Ameba: /əˈmiː.bə/
Amoeba: /əˈmiː.bə/
Anesthesia: /ˌæn.əsˈθiː.ʒə/
Anaesthesia: /ˌæn.əsˈθiː.zi.ə/
Diarrhea: /ˌdaɪ.əˈriː.ə/
Diarrhoea: /ˌdaɪ.əˈriː.ə/
Esophagus: / ɪˈsɑː.fəs/
Oesophagus: /ɪˈsɒf.ə.gəs/
Leukemia: /luːˈkiː.mi.ə/
Leukaemia: /luːˈkiː.mi.ə/
Cesium: /ˈsiːzi.əm/
Caesium: /ˈsiːzi.əm/
-se/-ce
American
British
Defense: /dɪˈfen t s/
Defence: /dɪˈfen t s/
Practice (noun and verb): /ˈpræk.tɪs/
practice (noun)/practise (verb):
/ˈpræk.tɪs/
License (noun and verb): /ˈlaɪ.sənt s/
Licence (noun)/license (verb): /ˈlaɪ.sənt s/
Defensive: /dɪˈfen t .sɪv/
Defensive: /dɪˈfen t .sɪv/
Advice (noun)/advise (verb): /ədˈvaɪs/
advice (noun)/advise (verb): /ədˈvaɪs/
2. Pronunciation
In the pronunciation, it is clear
that there are differences between American English and British English. There
are so many differences there are between American English and British English,
here is an example:
a. Americans pronounce the letter
"R" by rolling the tongue back and pressed them together to the
palate. While the British people do not pronounce the letter "R" in a
word, especially if the letter "R" is located at the end of a word,
for example, the word "Mother".
b. In American English, the word
"Can" and "Can not" sound very similar and there was no
difference at all even if the meaning is different. Stay for British English
there is a clear difference, the difference is if for the word "Can"
they pronounce it "ken", while for "Can not" pronounce be
"kan't".
c. People Americans tend to pronounce words
ending in "duce" (Reduce, Produce, etc.) with more relaxed, which
means that after the letter "D"
the sound of the letter "U". As for British English, letter
"D" added to the sound of the letter "J".
d. Americans tend to reduce words by
eliminating some letters. The word "Facts" misalanya, in American
English is pronounced to be "Fax" and omit the letter "T".
e. Sometimes a particular letter was also
eliminated in British English. For example, the word "Secretary", the
letter "A" is not pronounced.
The emphasis in a word or accent
became one difference between British English and American English. But the
difference of this accent should not be made an issue. Accents only merupakn an
identity that shows where they came from.
3. Vocabulary
In the 18th century many emerging
English dictionaries published by writers the world. And it is very difficult
to find a standardization of the English language that will be used as the
national identity American and the British Empire. In addition to differences Spelling
and Pronunciation, there are also differences in terms Vocabulary. Here are the
differences between English Vocabulary British to American English:
British English American English
nappy diaper
pants, underpants underpants, drawers
post mail
postbox mailbox
railway railroad
return (ticket) round-trip
rubber eraser
rubbish garbage, trash
rubbish-bin garbage can, trashcan
saloon (car) sedan
shop shop, store
single (ticket) one-way
spanner wrench
sweets candy
taxi taxi, taxi cab
telly (informal), TV television, TV
timetable schedule
tin can
torch flashlight
trousers pants, trousers
tube (train) subway
underground (train) subway
wallet wallet, billfold
wellington boots rubber boots, rain boots
whisky whisky/whiskey
windscreen windshield
zip zipper[3]
CLOSED
A. Conclusion
British English (BrE) is the form of
English used in the United Kingdom. It includes all English dialects used in
the United Kingdom. Whereas American English (AmE) is the form of English used
in the United States. It includes all English dialects used in the United
States
English into the United States
caused by the colonization of the British nation in North America at about the
17th century. English was first introduced to Americans by the colonial British
in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia. This is exactly the background for the
emergence of American English and British English.
The difference between American
English and British English are Pronunciation (Pronunciation), Spelling
(Spelling Words), and Vocabulary.
B.Suggestion
In English said there are two
British and American maun use up to us which one you think is good.
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