The author Kimnatnaya Mariya

school № 1 Salsk

The topic:

Lexical distinctions of British and American variants of English.

Scientists who studied this problem:Washington IrvingFennimore CupperWalt WhitmanMark TwainJack London.

The object of the research:

the vocabulary of English language.

The subject of the research:

lexical distinction of British and American variants of English.

The tasks:to study scientific literature on the problem;

to show the difference between variants of English using the examples from publications;

to make up the collection of words used in two variants of English.

The hypothesis:

American English is not a

separate language but only a local variant of it.

General distinctions:phonetic distinctions;lexical distinctions;grammar distinctions.

Words entered American English:live- oak – виргинский дубbackwoods – лесная глушьcorndodger – кукурузная лепешка

medicine-man – шаман индейского племени

lot – участок земли

Americanism-a word entered English

language in the USA which doesn’t have an equivalent

in British variant. (John Wiserspoon).

The layers of English vocabulary

Lexico- semantic divergences:acclimatize-acclimate-

акклиматизировать;centre- center- центр;metre- meter- метр;yours sincerely- sincerely yours- с

уважением;pretence- pretense- притворство.

Word which don’t have equivalents in British English:

be from Missouri- быть скептиком;drop the ball- совершить глупую

ошибку;feel like two cents- плохо себя

чувствовать;johnny-on-the-spot- мальчик на

побегушках;live high off hog- жить в роскоши.

Thank you for attention!