Differences between American English and British English - Курсовая работа

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF KAZAKHSTAN REPUBLIC COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES “LINGUA” DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICAN ENGLISH AND BRITISH ENGLISH Student: Baizhakanova A.K Group: PD-33 Supervisor: Gazizova L.A Karaganda 2012 Contents Annotation Introduction Chapter 1. History of origins of english language 1.1 History of American English origin 1.2 History of British English origin Chapter 2. Similarities and differences between american english and british english languages. 2.1 Lexical differences 2.2 Grammatical differences 2.3 British English and American English pronunciation 2.4 Differences of British and American versions of Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding Conclusion Bibliography Appendix Annotation The name of the term paper: Differences between American English and British English. The main aim of the term paper: To study the history of British and American English and find differences between two languages. Find the using of American and British English in the textbooks. To achieve the goals I have set the following objectives: -to consider the historical aspects of the origin of the English language, -to find and explore a number of differences in American and British English, american british grammatical pronunciation - study textbooks of American and British English. Stages of the term paper: I stage. Development of themes, the study of scientific literature, summarizing the theoretical materials analysis. Stage II. The processing of collected materials and data. Stage III. Generalization all of the results. Stage IV. The final stage. Conclusion of the term paper. The degree of research the problem: in the work I used the book of scientists - historians, research papers and journalistic work. The scientific novelty of the work: is to study the characteristics of American and British English. According to the tasks of the Term Paper its structure is arranged in the following way: Annotation, Introduction, the Main Part, Conclusions, Appendix and Bibliography. Introduction Learning foreign languages broadens intercultural, interethnic communication. Using linguistic component in adaptation of educational programs, language allows to implement the principle of communicative focus, organize concerned communication and interaction of students in the language and, thus, open access to the culture of another people and to ensure that the dialogue of cultures. English is today recognized a common international language. It is used in all domestic routes, hundreds of millions of people of different nationalities want spoken and write on English language. It is the language of modern business, science, records management, information technology and of course, communication. Now more than a billion people on earth say and try to speak in English, English is the most studied language in the world, whose influence is so great that it can affect not only the vocabulary but also on the linguistic structure of other languages. At the present time special distribution was American English, in many spheres of life and human activity - in the field of material culture, economy and finance, education, health and many other areas - the U.S. version is spreading worldwide and has a tendency to displacement Briticisms ... . In the United States is now home to the largest number of English speakers. Thats America in the XX century, most contributed to the spread of English. However, despite this, the teaching of English in many countries, including Kazakhstan, for many years been focused on the British version of the language, the American version of the same had to learn in practice, very few - those who are in connection with professional activities should be was to communicate with native American English. In the best language schools have traditionally been taught it was the British version, and as foreign consultants and trainers were invited mainly teachers from Britain. But at the present stage of development of English language teaching can not take into account the fact that the students almost daily contact with his American version, though American films, listening to American music and reading the labels on products and goods of American manufacture. His contribution to the practice of modern language students makes a global computer network Internet, as well as correspondence with American peers. Of course, they notice differences variant of the language with which they face in practice. American English acquired international significance after World War II when the United States have played an important role in the postwar reconstruction of the world, and achievements in the field of politics, economy and modern technology have allowed the United States have a significant impact on the world. Today it is American English has a dominant influence on world English, and this is explained by the following factors: 1. Population (number of speakers of American English is 70% versus 17% of the c