【正文】 2013 年6 月4 日成 績(jī)： 江西科技師范大學(xué)畢業(yè)設(shè)計(jì)（論文）題目（中文）： 英式英語(yǔ)和美式英語(yǔ)的異同 （外文）： Similarities and Dissimilarities between British English and American English 院（系）： 外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)院 專(zhuān) 業(yè)： 英語(yǔ) 學(xué)生姓名： 許小珊 學(xué) 號(hào)： 20092448 指導(dǎo)教師： 萬(wàn)淑蘭 2013年 6 月 4 日Contents1. Introduction……………………………………………………….12. The Definition of British English and American English……....2 British English………………………………………………...........2 American English……………………………………………..........23. Similarities between British English and American English…..2 Similarities in Origin………………………………………………2 Similarities in Principle…………………………………………....34. Dissimilarities between British English and American Dissimilarities in Pronunciation…………………………………..4 Dissimilarities in Vowels…………………………………………...4 Dissimilarities in Consonants……………………………………...5 Dissimilarities in Pronunciation of the Same Word……………...6 Dissimilarities in Intonation……………………………………….6 Dissimilarities in Spelling…………………………………………6 Dissimilarities in Vocabulary……………………………………..8 Dissimilarities in Grammar………………………………………9 Dissimilarities in Certain Verbs………………………………….10 Dissimilarities in Nouns…………………………………………..11 Dissimilarities in Articles…………………………………………11 Dissimilarities in Pronouns……………………………………….12 Dissimilarities in Prepositions……………………………………12 Dissimilarities in Tense……………………………………………13 Dissimilarities in Subjunctive Mood………………………….….13 Dissimilarities in Syntax…………………………………………..135. Conclusion……………………………………………………......14 Importance of Knowing Their Similarities and Dissimilarities…14 Attitudes toward Their Similarities and Dissimilarities………....14Bibliography…………………………………………………...…...15Similarities and Dissimilarities between British English and American EnglishAbstract: As a world language, English is one of the working languages of the United Nations, and it is also regarded as an international language. British English and American English are two major varieties of English. Generally speaking, these two languages are about the same. Because of the influence of politics, economy, geography, history, culture and many other factors, there are differences between British English and American English. This paper will first discuss the similarities between British English and American English in origin and principle levels, and then will mainly focus on the dissimilarities between them in such levels as pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar.Key words: British English。畢業(yè)論文誠(chéng)信聲明本人鄭重聲明：所呈交的畢業(yè)論文Similarities and Dissimilarities between British English and American English是本人在指導(dǎo)老師的指導(dǎo)下，獨(dú)立研究、寫(xiě)作的成果。 American English。 the other is called American English (AmE), which is used mainly in the United States and Canada. 陳玢, [J].科技信息, 2002, (5): 109. British English and American English are two major varieties of English in the world. However, there is no standard to measure which is better。 there is no big difference between them in these aspects. Indeed, the pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary of them are approximately alike. Besides, there is no essential difference between British English and American English in intonation. Both of them use different intonation to transfer different information and express different intentions. They usually have three basic tones, namely rising tone, falling tone, and level tone. So whether you use British English or American English, there is no difficulty in municating with each other. 4. Dissimilarities between British English and American EnglishAlthough British English and American English both belong to English, the main parts of them are about the same, there exist plenty of dissimilarities in pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar. In order to learn English well and be able to distinguish British English and American English, it is better to understand those differences. What’s more, by knowing dissimilarities will help avoid some misunderstandings and embarrassing times. Dissimilarities in PronunciationAs everyone knows, human beings are capable of making all kinds of sounds, but only some of these sounds can be used in daily munication. Every language has its own rules or laws in pronunciation that is why there exist numerous kinds of language in the world like Chinese, Japanese, French, and German etc. British English and American English have many differences as follows: Dissimilarities in VowelsIn linguistics, Received Pronunciation (RP) which is also called BBC English, Oxford English, or King’s / Queen’s English, and it is spoken by the uppermiddle and upper classes throughout the England. General American (GA) which is referred to the widely accepted accent used by most educated speakers in the USA. 胡壯麟, [M].北京:北京大學(xué)出版社, . There are many differences between RP and GA in vowels, the details are as follows:1) In British English “a” is pronounced [a:] before [θ], [s], [m], [n], etc. while [230。a:ns?][180。ns]2) [?] in British English, while [α] in American English, for example:British EnglishAmerican English[?][α]not[n?t][nαt]clock[kl?k][klαk]shop[??p][?αp]3) [ju:] in British English, while [u] in American English, for example:British EnglishAmerican English[ju:][u]duty[ju:][u]student[180。tuzdei]news[nju:z][nuz]4) [i] or [e] in British English, while [ε] in American English, for example:British EnglishAmerican English[i][ε]except[ik180。sperim(?)nt。te?(?)n] Dissimilarities in Consonants1) In British English “wh” is pronounced [w], while in American English is [hw], examples are as follows:British EnglishAmerican English[w][hw]what