Chapter 11 American English

一、Growth of American English

1.      Before independence

2.      From independence to the early nineteenth century

3.  From the early 19^th century to the present time

4.  The impact of American English on British English

二、Characteristics of American english

1.  Creativeneness in enriching the language

2.  Conservative or retention of

3.  heterogeneity

4.  relative uniformity in speech

5.  Popularity of slang

6.  Use of big words

7.  Verbose and plain style in writing

三． Differences between British and American English

1. Differences in pronunciation

2. differences in spelling

3. common ideas, different words

 

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