美國英語與英國英語在詞匯上的差異

英語論文編號:YY049    字數:6180,頁數:23

Contents

Abstract .........................................................................I
Key words .........................................................................
摘要 .............................................................................Ⅱ
關鍵詞 ...........................................................................Ⅱ
Introduction .....................................................................1
Ⅰ.The History of British and American English................................... 2
A. The History of British English ................................................2
   1. The Period of Old English ..................................................2
   2. The Period of Middle English ...............................................3
   3. The Period of Modern English............................................... 3
B. The Development of American English on the Basis of British English ...........4
Ⅱ.Reasons for the Development of American English............................... 5
A. Being in Different Regions ....................................................5
B. Borrowing Words from Other Countries 6 C. Revolting Politics and Ideology

 in North America ................................................................8
Ⅲ.The Different Meaning in American English .....................................9
A. Creation of American Lexicon.................................................. 9
B. Different Meanings between American and British English....................... 10
  C. Same Objects Expressed in Different Vocabularies............................ 10
D. The Simplification in American English Lexicology .............................11
  E. Other Forms of American English Different from British English ..............12
Ⅳ. The Developing Tendency of American English and British English ..............13
A. The Influence of American English .............................................13
B. The Leading Position of American English ......................................13
Conclusion....................................................................... 16
Acknowledgements .................................................................17
Bibliography .....................................................................18

Abstract

       With the development of the two countries—America and the U.K., the differences in some fields are clear and are also reflected in their languages. Even though there are many similarities in both variants, there are many differences in lexicology because of different regions, social backgrounds, the ways of people’s thinking, etc. This paper discusses the differences in lexicology between British English and American English and their tendency through the historical development of the two variants.

Key Words

American English; British English; the lexical difference

摘　  要

      美國是一個移民國家,美國英語主要是十七世紀英國英語在美國的進一步發展。美國英語和英國英語雖然有很多相同之處,但是由于歷史文化和社會背景及人們的思維方式導致了很多的不同。隨著社會的發展,美國英語與英國英語的差別越來越顯著。本文通過回顧分析英國英語和美國英語的歷史演變和發展過程,論述了美國英語和英國英語在詞匯方面存在的主要差異，通過了解兩種英語在詞匯方面存在的差異,使英語學習者比較容易地掌握某一種英語以及正確地表達英語包含的豐富的知識。本文同時還指出了美國英語以其獨有的特點和語言藝術魅力越來越受到人們的關注,從而探討英語的發展趨勢。

關鍵詞

美國英語 英國英語；詞匯差異