Jason Clark‚ IAE 331 September 21‚ 2011 Phonological Comparison of British and American English It is commonly known among English speakers that there are some significant differences between British English and American English. In this paper I will compare these two varieties of English and discuss the systematic phonological differences between them. There are many other ways in which British and American English are different; such as‚ vocabulary‚ grammar‚ function etc. However‚ here
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DISTINCTION BETWEEN BRITISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH ON THE ASPECT OF SOUND SYSTEM Abstract In this paper‚ distincion between British English and American English on the phonetic aspect will be discussed. The whole paper is going to be devided into several parts‚ in the first part various of English accents and the outline of the differences between these two variants of English will be introduced in biref ; In the second part‚ the representative of British English – Recerved pronunciation
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Topic: What are the strengths and the weaknesses of “An ideal teacher”? How to improve it? An Analysis “An ideal teacher” “An ideal teacher” essay focuses on who is an ideal teacher for English language learners‚ native or non-native teachers. Although it is a quite good essay‚ it still has some drawbacks. This essay will discuss the strengths as well as weaknesses of this given essay while suggesting some ways that can be taken in order to enhance this essay. It is undeniable that the essay has
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wider process of economic‚ political and cultural unification which is regarded as tied in with the historical evolution of both any language and that of ‘community’ speaking it. Fairclough’s (1989) example: standard British English: -standardization in the case of British English is seen as tied in with the emergence of capitalism out of feudal society in Britain; -the connection between capitalism and unification has an economic basis: the need for a unified home market if commodity production
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of a presidential system. Presidential systems can also be found in Latin American states and in some Asian and African countries. Describing a system of gov’t as ’presidential’‚ however‚ does not necessarily that the country has a president rather than a monarch as its head of state. Ireland and Germany‚ for example‚ both have presidents as heads of state but they both operate parliamentary systems of gov’t. Differences between parliamentary and presidential systems The UK The USA The executive
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Introduction English carries the story of its origin as an independent language in its name. The “Engl-“ part of the word goes back to the Angles‚ a Germanic tribe that invaded and colonized much of Britain during the 5th and 6th centuries. The “-ish” part means “belonging to”: in this case‚ the language that belonged to the Angles – the “Angle-ish” language. The English language descended directly from the speech of the Anglo-Saxons. English has developed during the course of the past thousand
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of the English Language I. 1. A short history of the origins and development of English I. 2. Varieties of English I. 3. English as a global language I.4. Writing system Chapter II Peculiarities of British and American variants in the English language II. 1. Peculiarities of American and British English and their differences II. 2. American and British English lexical differences II. 3. Grammatical Peculiarities of American and British English II. 4. Social and cultural differences Conclusion
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Punctuation differences between American and British English There are many differences between American and British English as regards to spelling in general‚ but differences in punctuation are minimal. Actually‚ there isn’t an official book of rules in America about spelling: the American style was established for typographical reasons‚ a historical legacy from the use of the handset printing press. It is used by most American newspapers‚ publishing houses and style guides in the United States
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A Column of British Soldiers marched out on the morning of April 19‚ 1775 toward the town of Lexington‚ Massachusetts. A small band of seventy-seven colonial militiamen stood their way. The shot heard around the world occurred in this time period as the outnumbered Americans retreated‚ thus starting the American War of Independence. Six years later‚ on October 19‚ 1781‚ Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army at Yorktown‚ Virginia to the joint forces of General George Washington and French General
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This article compares and contrasts the difference between the Spaniards and the English and their relationships with the Native Americans. Although there are some noticeable differences between the two‚ the pattern of interaction the English used on the natives was essentially the same as that of the Spanish. When the Spaniards initially arrived‚ Queen Isabella had deemed the natives equal beings to the Spaniards and were to be treated humanely‚ Christianize‚ and Europeanize. The Queen had intended
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