Referát sa zaoberá rozdielmi medzi americkou a britskou angličtinou, pričom zdôrazňuje vplyv historického vývoja a kultúrnych interakcií na slovnú zásobu oboch variantov jazyka.
- Britská a americká angličtina sa vyvíjali oddelene od 18. storočia.
- Americká angličtina bola ovplyvnená španielčinou, francúzštinou a jazykmi pôvodných Američanov.
- Britská angličtina je menej ovplyvnená vonkajšími jazykmi a kultúrami.
- Existujú významné rozdiely v slovnej zásobe, gramatike a pravopise medzi oboma variantmi.
- Mnohé americké slová sa už stali bežnými aj v britskej angličtine.
Vocabulary Differences between American and British English
G. B. Shaw: “anglictina/systems-of-slovakia-s-education/" class="wiki-link" title="Viac o: education">education-in-the-czech-republic-britain-and-the-usa/" class="wiki-link" title="Viac o: britain and the usa">Britain and the USA are two countries divided by a common language.”
The original thirteen American states were mainly settled by people from Britain Isles and remained colonies of the British Crown until they rebelled in 1775. It took them five years of fighting to win their independence. Since then English language has been developing separately in America. During its development American English has been influenced by another languages such as Spanish, French or native American's languages. British English has not been influenced that much due to the separate geographical situation. American English is more variable because American society has been opened to the outer influences, while British society has been rather conservative and closed. As the USA has become a worldpower, they spread their culture all over the world including Britain. New words are assimilated in Britain, because they serve a purpose, and without them something could not be said so effectively and iterestingly. Significant differences between American and British English are in Vocabulary, Grammar and Spelling. We would like to look on the Vocabulary differences a bit closer. There are many words in British English taken from American English which has become familiar alredy. The most famous American term is OK. Other words are, for example, babysitter, commuter, gimmick, punchline, snoop, teenager or expressions such as face the music, be out on a limb, take a back seat or verbs to interview, to advocate, to park. There are also British words in American English, but the number is smaller (words such as miniskirt, gay, gamesmanship). Some words went to the USA years ago and were then forgotten in Britain. These words then reappear as American terms (teen, mugging, moonshine). Some American words are totally unknown in Britain.
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Aké sú hlavné rozdiely medzi americkou a britskou angličtinou?
Hlavné rozdiely sú v slovnej zásobe, gramatike a pravopise.
Prečo sa americká angličtina vyvíjala inak ako britská?
Americká angličtina bola ovplyvnená rôznymi jazykmi a kultúrami, zatiaľ čo britská angličtina zostala viac konzervatívna.
Aké slová sú typické pre americkú angličtinu?
Typické americké slová zahŕňajú babysitter, commuter, teenager a výrazy ako 'face the music'.