British English and American English Flashcards
This is a West Germanic language that originated from the Angolo-frisian that the dialects brought to britain by the German settlers from different parts of Germany and the Netherlands.
British English
It was the result during the British Colonization of the America.
American English
when did the first wave happen?
during the 17th century followed by further migrations in the 18th and 19th centuries.
the process that was allowed in which English varieties across the colonies became more homogeneous compared with the varieties in Britain
extensive dialect mixture and leveling
the most significant differences between the British and American English
the Pronunciations, Vocabularies and their spelling
in terms of pronunciation, what happens to the R in British English?
the R is not pronounced in the British English
in terms of pronunciation, what happens to the R in American English?
the R is being pronounced in their words that has a R
in terms of vocabulary, what happens to American English?
The American English vocabulary has words that are like Bayou and Cleats which is there is no British Equivalent.
in terms of vocabulary, what happens to British English?
In the British English they use terms like bunce, niff, and jiggery pokery that the American equivalents don’t have.
how many common British and English equivalents are there?
10
the common British English equivalent of elevator
Lift
the common British English equivalent of garbage
rubbish
the common British English equivalent of vacation
holiday
the common British English equivalent of truck
lorry
the common British English equivalent of sweater
jumper
the common British English equivalent of cookie
biscuit
the common British English equivalent of french fries
chips
the common British English equivalent of line
queue
the common British English equivalent of parking lot
car park
the common British English equivalent of silverware
cutlery
In the spelling in the British and American English are different to each other. T or F?
T or TRUE
in terms of spelling, what happens to the words in British English?
the most common words are ending in -bre or -tre
in terms of spelling, what happens to the words in American English?
The America English spelling have a -er and -ise (organise, realise, recognise) in the ending.
British English spelling of counselor
counsellor
British English spelling of favor
favour
British English spelling of neighbor
neighbour
British English spelling of organize
organise
British English spelling of practice
practise
British English spelling of program
programme
British English spelling of traveled
travelled
British English spelling of woolen
woollen
the 3 rules in terms of spelling of American and British English
- Most words ending in -our in British English are spelled without the u in American English
- Most words ending in -re in British English are spelled with -er in American English
- Many British English verbs ending in -ise are spelled with -ize in American English
similarities of British English and American English
- grammar
- vocabulary
- the 26-letter alphabet
- punctuation
- shared cultural histories
- easily mutually intelligible
- do not need translation due to writing in what is called standard English
