【正文】 summed up as follows:1) The omission of silent letters “ue” in American spelling, such as“目錄”catalogue (BrE) amp。skεdзul]vase[va:z][veis]。met?u]clerk[kla:k][kl?:rk]schedule[180。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[w?t][hwαt]when[wen][hwen]which[wit?][hwit?] 2) The letter “r” is pronounced when it is at the beginning of the vowels or before the vowels, while in American English “r” is pronounced wherever it appears. For example:British EnglishAmerican Englishstar[sta:][star]car[ka:][kar]3) In American English when the letter “t” is appeared between two vowels or between one vowel and “l(fā)”, it will be voiced closely to [d], while British English remains the same. Those words like “water, later, writer…”. Dissimilarities in Pronunciation of the Same WordIt can be obviously found that British English and American English have different pronunciations even if in the same word. Examples are as follows: British EnglishAmerican Englishtomato[t?180。spεrimεnt]expectation[ekspek180。sperim(?)nt。 ek][ik180。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。studnt]Tuesday[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。ns?]bath[ba:θ][b230。a:ns?][180。]ask[a:sk][230。 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。 the second period from 1150 to 1500 which is known as the Middle English period。 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。 dissimilarities1. IntroductionIt is well known that English is considered as the most mon language which is frequently used all over the world. With the development of economic globalization, the importance of English has bee increasingly prominent. Nowadays English is used as a tool in international exchange。 American English。本聲明的法律結(jié)果由本人獨(dú)自承擔(dān)。畢業(yè)論文誠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、寫作的成果。論文中所引用是他人的無論以何種方式發(fā)布的文字、研究成果，均在論文中以明確方式標(biāo)明。 畢業(yè)論文作者簽名： 2013 年6 月4 日成 績： 江西科技師范大學(xué)畢業(yè)設(shè)計(jì)（論文）題目（中文）： 英式英語和美式英語的異同 （外文）： Similarities and Dissimilarities between British English and American English 院（系）： 外國語學(xué)院 專 業(yè)： 英語 學(xué)生姓名： 許小珊 學(xué) 號： 20092448 指導(dǎo)教師： 萬淑蘭 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………………………………………