Comparison between British English and American English 的英语文献综述
Comparison between British English and American English 的英语文献综述
英语在当今世界政治、经济、文化等领域发挥着暂时无其他语言可以替代的作用,英语除了是一些国家的母语之外,还作为第二语言或通用外语在许多国家使用.
作为一种符号系统,“英语”是一种语言,就其使用情况而言,当今世界存在着各种各样的“英语”,“英语”这个名称事实上只是一个简单的称呼,我们不能望文生义地认为它是一种单一的,同质的现象;它是在世界各地和各种不同情况下使用的许多英语变体的集合.但是由于地理、历史、文化、社会习俗等不同因素的影响,当今的英语之行演化成为家具有广泛影响的两种世界性的英语变体,那就是英国英语和美国英语.随着语言本身的发展,它们之形成各自的特点,并且相互间存在差异.在美国英语和英国英语方面,关注的特点在于“规范”两字.本文对英、美英语的起源和发展简单介绍后,就英、美语在词汇方面的差异研究并探讨这两种英语的特点及其差异,有利于正确地表达、丰富相关的英语知识,提高运用英语的能力.
作者秦秀白在《英国英语与美国英语》一书中指出“英语是世界上最广泛运用和影响的语言之一,当今英语之变成英国英语和美国英语.英国英语和美国英语是同一种语言,只不过讲英语的人在使用过程中,由于地理、社会、教育、职业、性别、民族等因素的变化而形成不同特点的语言.”
戴维•克里斯特尔教授在《英语:全球通用语》中指出“早在英国殖民时期,美国的英语移民起初和故乡本土保持着密切的联系,他们的语言尚随着英国本土语的变化而变化.但随着时间的推移,美洲的英国殖民地也产生了一种不同于英国本土语的英语”.加上在美国这个多种民族文化的大熔炉里,受其他国家和民族的语言与文化的影响,美国最终形成了英语的一种变体—美国英语.《英语:国际通用语》的作者明确指出“英国英语和美国英语是标准英语的两大主要变体.前者包括受过教育的人在英国(包括英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰、北爱尔兰、爱尔兰*、澳大利亚、新西兰和南非等地使用的英语)后者指受过教育的人在美国、加拿大等地使用的英语”.随着国际形势的发展,值得注意的是虽然英国英语在文学方面仍应有很重要的地位,但在现代科学技术领域,美国英语大有取代英国英语的趋势.导读高彦梅在《美国英语入门》一书中指出:“经历漫长的发展,美国英语随着美国国力的迅速发展,依托日益强大的科技、贸易、军事和文化实力,从缺乏教养,缺乏文化底蕴,缺乏美感的语言,附庸成长为世界上公认的与英国英语并驾齐驱的强势语言,其影响力甚至早早超过英国英语”.
部分学者认为随着美国自身国力的增强和各个领域的发展,两国人民通过各种媒体的交流增多,两国语言的分化差异也随之减少,美国英语和英国英语的相互合作、相互渗透的速度会日益加快.《英语:国际通用语》的两个作者认为“标准英语”既包含正式语体,也包含非正式语体,只要在用语和语法方面符合标准英语的习惯就可以认为是“标准英语”,这样说来英国和美国也将会有一种共同的“标准语言”,但同时容许次要差异的存在.
英语是一门世界性的语言.一种语言使用的人越多,范围越广,就越容易产生语音、词汇和语法方面的差异,形成不同的变体.英国英语和美国英语只是英语的两大区域性变体.
目前有这样一种趋向,即美国英语日益影响到英国英语,也就是说,美国英语将会越来越多的渗入到英国英语里去,美国英语已经成为世界上公认的与英国英语并驾齐驱的强势语言,其影响力甚至已经超过英国英语,大有取代英国英语的趋势,但不可否认,随着国家形势的发展,以及各种交流的日益增加,两国语言分化差异也随之减少,两国语言的相互渗透与融合的速度会日益加快,两国会形成一种共同的“标准语言”.
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English in the contemporary world political,economic,cultural and other fields to play with temporary no other language can replace the role of English in a number of countries in addition to the mother tongue but also as a second language or foreign language in common use in many countries.
As a symbol system,"English" is a kind of language,on their use,in today's world there are all sorts of "English" and "English" is in fact the name of a simple terms,we can not hope that justice Literal It is a single,homogeneous phenomenon it is all around the world and under different circumstances the use of the many variants of the English pool.However,due to geographical,historical,cultural,and social customs of different factors such as the impact of today's visit to English furniture has evolved into a wider impact on the two variants of the worldwide English,which is British English and American English.With the development of their own language,their own characteristics of the formation,and there are differences between.In American English and British English,is concerned about the characteristics of the "norms" word.In this paper,the British and American English in origin and development of a simple introduction,the United Kingdom and the United States in terms of language study and to explore differences in the two English-speaking characteristics and differences,the right to express and enrich the relevant knowledge of English,improve application English ability.
QIN author of the "British English and American English",a book that "English is the world's most widely used language and the impact of one of the contemporary English into British English and American English.British English and American English is the same language,but English-speaking people in the use of the process,because of the geographical,social,education,occupation,gender,national factors such as changes in the characteristics of a different language."
• Professor David Kelishiteer "English:global lingua franca" that "as early as in the British colonial period,the United States and the English immigrants initially hometown native maintained close ties,their language is still with the British language change change.But with the passage of time,the British colonial Americas also have a kind of language is different from British English." Together with the United States,a melting pot of various cultures,other countries and other nations by the language and culture of the United States eventually formed a variant of English - American English."English:The international lingua franca" of the author clearly pointed out that "British English and American English is the standard of English in the two main variants of the former includes educated in the United Kingdom (England,Wales,Scotland,Northern Ireland,Republic of Ireland,Australia ,New Zealand and South Africa,use of the English language) that the latter educated in the United States,Canada,and other use of the English language." With the development of international situation,it is noteworthy that although the British English literature should be in a very important position,but in modern science and technology fields,the United States replace the British English very English trend.REVIEW Gao Mei "American English entry," a book that:"After a long development,and English with the rapid development of the United States national strength,relying on the increasingly powerful technology,trade,military and cultural strength,from Kuifajiaoyang,the lack of cultural heritage ,the lack of aesthetic language,the client growth for the world's recognized par with the United Kingdom's strong English language,its influence even more than British English early."
Some scholars maintain that the United States itself with the enhancement of national strength and the development of all fields and the two peoples through a variety of media exchanges increasing,the two countries have differences in language differentiation be reduced,American English and British English mutual cooperation,mutual infiltration will be an increasingly accelerated pace."English:The international lingua franca" of the two authors that the "standard English" contains both the official language of,also includes informal style,as long as the language and grammar used to meet the standards on the English may be considered a "standard English",then to the United Kingdom and the United States that will also have a common "language",but at the same time allow minor differences exist.
English is a universal language.A language used by more people,the broader the scope,the easier it is a voice,vocabulary and grammar differences,a different variant.British English and American English are English regional variations of the two.
At present there is a trend that is increasingly affecting American English to British English,that is to say,the United States will be more and more English into English go to the United Kingdom,American English has become the world's recognized par with the United Kingdom's strong English language ,and its influence has been even more than British English,British English very replace the trend,but it is undeniable that the development of the situation with the state,as well as the increasing exchanges between the two countries language differences also be reduced differentiation,the two languages mutual penetration and the speed of integration will be increasingly accelerated,the two countries will form a common "language."