Speech Varieties of English Language: British vs. American

Jankova Alagjozovska, Natka and Jovanovska, Sashka (2022) Speech Varieties of English Language: British vs. American. Congress Proceedings Book. ISSN 978 605 71461 8 2

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Abstract

Speakers of a language manifest all kinds of differences, which makes languages stratified on every
level – phonological, morphological, lexical, syntactic, and semantic and in three dimensions – temporal,
spatial, and social. This makes their varieties and dialects.
Nevertheless, it remains the case that although spoken American and British English are generally
mutually intelligible, there are enough differences to cause occasional misunderstandings or at times
embarrassment. Written forms of American and British English as found in newspapers and textbooks
vary little in their essential features, with only occasional noticeable differences in comparable media.
This kind of formal English, particularly written English, is often called standard English. An unofficial
standard for spoken American English has also developed, as a result of mass media and geographic
and social mobility. The paper will focus on the background of British and American English along with
a comparative analysis of British and American pronunciation. Within British English pronunciation, one
speech variety, the so-called Received Pronunciation, is recognized which also will be discussed and it
is really important when speaking about English pronunciation.
Key words: phonology, phonetics, dialects, accent, standard English, pronunciation, RP.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Humanities > Languages and literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Philology
Depositing User:	Natka Alagozovska
Date Deposited:	20 Oct 2022 08:29
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2022 08:29
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/30275

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