Презентация, доклад на тему Научный проект Если различия между американским и британским английским

Mirmanova S.ZH.

S.I. «Boskol secondary school of the akimat of the department of education of the Karabalyk district»
Scientific project

compare US English and UK English
consider particularities of US English

Hypothesis is based on the suggestion a person graduated our school would be able understand the Americans, if he learned British English.

British English, understand American English. During the research we made a questionnaire among senior grades, in which 50 students took part. We looked for answers to questions in different sources. We used some books, internet’s material. We are interested to know how Americans speak, is there any differences between American and British English, and what are they?

language in the USA?

Is there any differences between American and British English?

What differences are there between American and British English?

a crucial role in the areas of human activity such as science, engineering, economics, trade, diplomacy, and tourism. This is the international language for aviation and shipping. 80% of the information stored in computers in the world, presented in English. It acts as a working language of the absolute majority of the international scientific, technical, political and professional international congresses, conferences, symposia and seminars. English in our time performs the same role in Europe in the middle ages played Latin.

confirmed in practice: Americans, Canadians, British, Australians, New Zealanders and easily communicate with each other. However, considering that the total data in the English language versions much more than different. We should not forget that such an assessment is qualitative. Of course, that the specific differences are many, and they are particularly noticeable in the lexicon.

in -or (American) -our (British) color, colour, humor, humour, flavor, flavour etc.
Words ending in -ize (American) -ise (British) recognize- recognise, patronize-patronise .

it is pronounced in American English.
American English British English
car [ka:r] [ka:] hard [ha:rd] [ha:d] sister [sister] [siste] port [po:rt] [po:t]

the weekend
• American English - on a team
British English - in a team
• American English - please write me soon
British English - please write to me soon

English Russian
Apartment Flat квартира Backpack Rucksack рюкзак Bathtub Bath ванна Drugstore Chemist’s аптека
Elevator Lift лифт Faucet Tap кран Can Tin консервная банка Candy Sweets конфеты

American history. The Americans borrowed words from those languages with which the English – speaking colonists came into contact on the American continent: American Indian, French, Spanish. Another thing is that some words which had the same meaning on both sides of the Atlantic during the 17th and 18th centuries were given a new meaning either in England or in America.

иглу (ледяная хижина эскимосов)
Skunk скунс (животное)
Totem тотем
Wigwam вигвам
Other cultural contact, which influenced the formation of American lexicon, was French settlers from France:
Brave храбрый
Bureau бюро

Borrowing from African languages were not very significant. For example:
Okra окра (растение)
Voodoo колдун
The largest influx of new words is observed in 19-20 centuries, when arrived in the United States millions of immigrants from many countries.
Italians brought, in particular its national cuisine and the corresponding words:
Pizza пицца
Spaghetti спагетти
Have in American English and various word German origin:
Hamburger гамбургер
Liverwurst ливерная колбаса

загон для скота
Lasso лассо
Mustang мустанг
Sombrero сомбреро
Danish colony New Amsterdam on the site of modern New York, too, has left its trace linguistic:
Boss босс, хозяин
Bush куст
Sleigh сани

19-20 centuries, when arrived in the United States millions of immigrants from many countries.
Italians brought, in particular its national cuisine and the corresponding words:
Pizza пицца
Spaghetti спагетти
Have in American English and various word German origin:
Hamburger гамбургер
Liverwurst ливерная колбаса
Semester семестр

States and that of Great Britain?

Yes, there is: in vocabulary, pronunciation and in the meaning of some words; but the English and the Americans understand each other without great difficulty. Perhaps they are helped by the fact that there are no differences in suffixes, prefixes, morphology and syntax.

tried to find any differences between American and British English. We found differences in pronunciation, spelling, grammar and lexicon. Comparing two languages we can make a conclusion that there is more common than different in languages. We should know these differences, be ready to use some words instead others. There are common words and common conceptions in both languages. That is why we hope we will not have a great difficulty in understanding American English.