語言學(xué)(英音與美音區(qū)別)課件

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電梯 汽車 餅干電影 高速公路 足球elevator liftautomobilecarcookiebiscuitfilmmoviefreewaymotorway soccer football British EnglishAmerican English一樓褲子(2)The same concept of di

4、fferent word:ground floorfirst floortrouserspants2. Vocabulary3. Spelling Americans pay more attention to pragmatism(實(shí)用主義), and delete the aphonic(不發(fā)音的) letters in vocabulary. 英語單詞中不發(fā)音的詞尾：-me，-ue American EnglishBritish English公斤目錄 方案 對(duì)話 kilogram kilogramme catalog catalogue program programme dialog

5、 dialogue 英語中的以-our結(jié)尾的單詞，在美語中刪去了不發(fā)音的字母u American EnglishBritish English舉止顏色 最愛風(fēng)味 behavior behaviour color colourfavorite favourite flavor flavour 英語中以-re結(jié)尾 在美語中改為er結(jié)尾American EnglishBritish English中心 纖維 公尺 劇場(chǎng) center centre fiber fibre meter metre theater theatre 英語中某些以-ence為結(jié)尾的單詞， 在美語中改為-ense結(jié)尾，讀音仍為

6、 /ns/ American EnglishBritish English防御 執(zhí)照 犯法行為 托詞 defense defence license licence offense offence pretense pretence 英語中的-ise動(dòng)詞在美語中拼寫為-ize American EnglishBritish English組織 實(shí)現(xiàn) 意識(shí)到 organize organise actualize actualise realize realise There is a exception:American EnglishBritish English安裝 instalmenti

7、nstallment4. Pronunciation 英語和美語在讀音上的差異主要反映在:輔音字母r, l; 元音字母a, o, 的不同讀音上。 Consonant r：英音中，只在元音前有卷舌, /r/和后面的元音結(jié)合,美音中，在拼寫中有r時(shí)發(fā)卷舌音/r/ ，/r/和前面的元音結(jié)合e.g.: clear animosity/nimsiti/，英語: clea-ranimosity美語: clear-animosity l: 輔音/l/前后有元音時(shí)British English：/l/和后面的元音結(jié)合, American English：/l/和前面的元音結(jié)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 號(hào)”：British English: 2nd March, 1996 American English: March 2, 1996(1)date5. Expression of date and numberFor example

10、: 1996年3月2 號(hào)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