Differences in American English and British English

Differences in American English and British English

Thesis Statement

The difference in American English is not just limited to accent”.

Introduction

Main purpose of learning the English language is effective communication and understanding of English speakers. Mastery of any of these varieties such possibilities lie. English Language Learners themselves can often make a choice between a variant, which corresponds more to them / they like it more if it is not imposed on them either. It is important to focus on one variety and to learn, which greatly facilitate the learning process (Miller, 2010).

Discussion

British English

British English is the name for the varieties of the English language, as in the British Isles and discussed under the name British Standard English is used as a written language. Frequently and in a more specific sense, this term the Received Pronunciation (RP) refers to himself as the regional standard called dialects in Scotland, Wales and Ireland is different (Manning & Taylor, 2007).

RP is an accent that is sometimes called, but increasingly rare, like the English of the Queen, King or Oxford. AT present the English of Queen is given a term that is “English of BBC”. The emphasis is a debated issue in England in southeast and it was returned some years ago than that pronunciation of English variant, as suggested for cultured speakers (Miller, 2009).

General Received Pronunciation" as a standard variant in the British Isles

In his description of the pronunciation of English was referring to the English phonetician Daniel Jones on RP reference system. He spoke this language version and calling it a debate that could be associated with any particular region. RP is in this respect sociolect (Rickerson & Hilton, 2006).

In his English Pronouncing Dictionary Daniel Jones noted that the rules of pronunciation used in the book correspond to the debate, as they are in everyday language families encountered, the sons of the well-known boarding schools (public boarding schools) attended. This debate would have taken too many speakers, not from the south of England to come, but were taught at these schools. The majority of these schools not trained speakers from the prestigious society would use RP (Rickerson & Hilton, 2006).

On the distribution of RP was above all the BBC for, since, generally, as an announcer speakers were chosen with this accent. RP has been a norm in the BBC. Although the variation of the RP its prestige as a language standard of the educated and the elite has not lost, it is due to the increasing social mobility , which developed after the Second World War in the United Kingdom, now no longer mandatory to speak RP to socially to come to watch or work in certain areas can. Since the late '60s, the BBC has changed its practice so that today, spokesman with dialectal pronunciation or dyed with an advanced RP accent is on television and radio is increasingly common (Miller, 2009).

American English

American English is the form of the English language, in the United States of America is ...