语言学(英音与美音区别)课件

1、British EnglishVSAmerican English Grammar 2.Vocabulary Spelling Pronunciation Expression of date and numberMajor differences between British English and American English:1.Grammar Articlee.g.:British English： It was a Tuesday and he wasnt back at work until the Wednesday. American English: It was Tu

2、esday and he wasnt back at work until Wednesday. While British uses article, American doesnt use. Preposition(1)British English ： at the weekend American English：on the weekend (2)British English ： Some parents are talking about keeping their children off school. American English： Some parents are t

3、alking about keeping their children out of school.1.Grammar2. Vocabulary(1)The same meaning of different words:British EnglishAmerican English电梯 汽车 饼干电影 高速公路 足球elevator liftautomobilecarcookiebiscuitfilmmoviefreewaymotorway soccer football British EnglishAmerican English一楼裤子(2)The same concept of di

4、fferent word:ground floorfirst floortrouserspants2. Vocabulary3. Spelling Americans pay more attention to pragmatism(实用主义), and delete the aphonic(不发音的) letters in vocabulary. 英语单词中不发音的词尾：-me，-ue American EnglishBritish English公斤目录 方案 对话 kilogram kilogramme catalog catalogue program programme dialog

5、 dialogue 英语中的以-our结尾的单词，在美语中删去了不发音的字母u American EnglishBritish English举止颜色 最爱风味 behavior behaviour color colourfavorite favourite flavor flavour 英语中以-re结尾 在美语中改为er结尾American EnglishBritish English中心 纤维 公尺 剧场 center centre fiber fibre meter metre theater theatre 英语中某些以-ence为结尾的单词， 在美语中改为-ense结尾，读音仍为

6、 /ns/ American EnglishBritish English防御 执照 犯法行为 托词 defense defence license licence offense offence pretense pretence 英语中的-ise动词在美语中拼写为-ize American EnglishBritish English组织 实现 意识到 organize organise actualize actualise realize realise There is a exception:American EnglishBritish English安装 instalmenti

7、nstallment4. Pronunciation 英语和美语在读音上的差异主要反映在:辅音字母r, l; 元音字母a, o, 的不同读音上。 Consonant r：英音中，只在元音前有卷舌, /r/和后面的元音结合,美音中，在拼写中有r时发卷舌音/r/ ，/r/和前面的元音结合e.g.: clear animosity/nimsiti/，英语: clea-ranimosity美语: clear-animosity l: 辅音/l/前后有元音时British English：/l/和后面的元音结合, American English：/l/和前面的元音结合，e.g.: Australia英

8、音：Austra-lia 美音：Austral-ia a:British pronunciation: /a:/, e.g.: fast/fa:st/American pronunciation: /,e.g.: fast/fst/4. Pronunciation o:British pronunciation : /, e.g.: shop/p/American pronunciation: /a/, e.g.: shop/ap/Vowel5. Expression of date and numberThe pattern of British English: date is place

9、d at the first position, month in the middle, year at the end;The pattern of American English: date is placed in the middle, month at the first position.e.g.: the writing of“1996年3月2 号”：British English: 2nd March, 1996 American English: March 2, 1996(1)date5. Expression of date and numberFor example

10、: 1996年3月2 号Reading: British English : the second of March ,1996American English: March the second,19965. Expression of date and numberReading:e.g.: $175（2）numberBritish English: a (one) hundred and seventy five dollars，American English: one hundred seventy five dollars，(usually delete “and”)British English use double or triple but American English does not use it.（3）to express continuous and the same numbere.g.: 320112British English: three two zero, double one twoAmerican Engl