American English
ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ АГЕНТСТВО ПО ОБРАЗОВАНИЮ
Федеральное государственное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования
«ЮЖНЫЙ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ»
ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИЙ ИНСТИТУТ
Реферат на тему:
«American English: major dialects and variations»
Выполнила: студентка 2 курса
Contents Introduction 4 American English 5 Local Dialects in the USA 10 Spelling in American English 11 Conclusion 12 Bibliography 12
Introduction
(McDavid, 1971). As early as the late 19th century, linguists (e.g., Hempl, 1896) began to classify the regions of the United States based on their strong differences in English language usage and pronunciation (see Atwood, 1971).
American English or United States English is the dialect of English language spoken in the United States. It is different in some ways from other variations of English, such as British English. Historically, many types of American English can be found in old local dialects of England.
Many people today know about American English even if they live in a country where another form of English is spoken. This is partly because people hear and read American English via the media, for example CNN television, and the Internet, where the most common form of English is American English.
Because people all over the world hear and read American English as well as other versions of English we may find that the English language starts to take on (acquire) new words. English has been changing for centuries, adding new words to its vocabulary. For example, the English language spoken in India, which has more than one billion people, will add more American English words to go along with its British English base and many other words adopted into English usage in India from
Федеральное государственное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования
«ЮЖНЫЙ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ»
ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИЙ ИНСТИТУТ
Реферат на тему:
«American English: major dialects and variations»
Выполнила: студентка 2 курса
Contents Introduction 4 American English 5 Local Dialects in the USA 10 Spelling in American English 11 Conclusion 12 Bibliography 12
Introduction
(McDavid, 1971). As early as the late 19th century, linguists (e.g., Hempl, 1896) began to classify the regions of the United States based on their strong differences in English language usage and pronunciation (see Atwood, 1971).
American English or United States English is the dialect of English language spoken in the United States. It is different in some ways from other variations of English, such as British English. Historically, many types of American English can be found in old local dialects of England.
Many people today know about American English even if they live in a country where another form of English is spoken. This is partly because people hear and read American English via the media, for example CNN television, and the Internet, where the most common form of English is American English.
Because people all over the world hear and read American English as well as other versions of English we may find that the English language starts to take on (acquire) new words. English has been changing for centuries, adding new words to its vocabulary. For example, the English language spoken in India, which has more than one billion people, will add more American English words to go along with its British English base and many other words adopted into English usage in India from
Bibliography: 1.http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English 2.http://www.znatok.ua/dialects 3.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_American_and_British_English#Historical_background 4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English#Vocabulary