Презентация, доклад на тему The first period of the development of American

British and American English

the 17th century when first English-speaking settlers began to settle on the Atlantic coast of the American continent. The language which they brought from England was the language spoken in England during the reign of Elizabeth I.

local places, animals, plants, customs from languages spoken by the local population. Besides Englishmen, settlers from France, Spain and other countries came to America.









Therefore, some words were borrowed from their languages: bureau, depot, pumpkin (French), bonanza, cockroach, lasso (Spanish). Such words as boss, dope, sleigh were borrowed from Dutch.

and American English in their usage:

1. Differences in the usage of prepositions: such as prepositions with dates,days of the week.

British English (BE) requires on (I start my holiday on
Friday).

In American English (AE) there is no preposition (I start my
vacation Friday). Compare also a quarter to five (BE) and a quarter of five b(AE), in the street (BE) and on the street (AE).

vocabulary which are different while denoting the
same notions: BE trousers – AE pants; in BE pants are трусы which in AE is shorts. While in BE shorts are outwear.

b) There are some differences in names of places: passage (BE) – hall (AE),
pillar box (BE) – mail-box (AE), zebra crossing (BE) – Pxing (AE).

c) Some names of useful objects are also different: rubber (BE) – eraser
(AE), parcel (BE) – package (AE), tap (BE) – faucet (AE).

d) Some words connected with food are different: tin (BE) - can (AE),
sweet (BE) – dessert (AE). chips (BE) – french fries (AE).

–pantyhose (AE), turn-ups (BE) – cuffs (AE), waistcoat (BE) – vest (AE).

f) Some words denoting people are also different: barrister (BE) – lawyer(AE), shop assistant (BE) – shopperson (AE), staff (university) (BE) –faculty (AE).

g) If we speak about cars there are also some differences: boot (BE) – trunk (AE), a car (BE) – an auto (AE), to hire a car (BE) – to rent a car (AE).

h) Differences in the organization of education lead to different terms: BE
public school – a private school, AE public school – a free local
authority school; BE secondary school is AE high school.

English:

a) the deletion of the letter u in words ending in our: honor, favor;

b) the deletion of the second consonant in words with double consonants: traveler, wagon;

c) the replacement of re by er in words of French origin: theater, center;

d) the deletion of unpronounced endings in words of Romanic origin: catalog, program;

e) the replacement of ce by se in words of Romanic origin: defense, offense;

f) the deletion of unpronounced endings in native words: tho, thro.