English in America has, for about four hundred years, acquired some characteristic features different from those of the British English as a result of the differences of geographical surroundings and historical background, although both of them inherited Elizabethan English. The American English, through objective observability, is inclined to be tolerant of dialect, with the sense of progressiveness. It also shows a sense of conservativeness because it has preserved some older usages of English which have already disappeared from British English since 17th century. On the other hand, the British English is thick with the sense of stand-ardization and conservativeness through subjective observability. Compared with the similarities between the two languages, however, the differences can not be magnified Then, the best expression that can be said about the British and American English is that there exists diversity in unity between them. At first, I have surveyed in this article how the American English came into existence and set up a character of its own. The comparative study also shows in detail not only the differences of the two languages in four parts such as pronunciation, vocabulary, spelling, and grammar, but how the two are interacting today. So far Korean learners of English have largely encountered American English. Therefore, I would suggest that the teacher of English should not lay excessive emphasis on the differences of British and American English, familiarizing himself with them without a prejudice of which form is good or superior English, because it will only bring about a more embarrassing effect on the present education of English. I hope this article will be helpful to the Korean learners of English and available for next study effectively.
목차
I. 서론 II. 미국영어의 성립 III. 두 영어의 차이 1. 발음(Pronunciation) 2. 어휘(Vocabulary) 3. 철자(Spelling) 4. 문법(Grammar) IV. 두 영어의 상호관계 V. 결론 WORKS CITED ABSTRACT
한국중앙영어영문학회 [The Jungang English Language And Literature Association Of Korea]
설립연도
1968
분야
인문학>영어와문학
소개
본 학회는 영미어문학의 학술연구와 이에 부합하는 아래의 사업을 기획 수행하며,
또한 회원 상호간의 친목을 도모함을 목적으로 한다.
1. 학회지 발간
2. 연구 발표회, 강연회, 공동연구
3. 영미어문학 관련 도서출판
4. 영미어문학 관계 도서 및 자료의 모집 및 비치
5. 기타 본회의 목적 달성에 필요한 사업
간행물
간행물명
영어영문학연구 [The Jungang Journal of English Language and Literature]