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1、ContrastiveStudiesonAmericanandBritishEnglishfromthePerspectiveofWordMeaningandIdiomaticUsageAbstract:Makingcontrastisaveryimportantmethodtoknowandunderstandtheworldandalsooneofthebasicapproachestoconductlanguageresearchandstudy.Itiswidelyknownthattheimportanceandinfluence
2、ofEnglishlanguagehavebecomemoreandmoreobviouslyinglobalizesocietynowadays,asEnglishhasalreadybecomeaninternationallanguageworldwide.WhiletherearecertainlymanymorevarietiesofEnglish,AmericanandBritishEnglisharethetwovarietiesthataretaughtinmostESL/EFLprograms.Generally,itis
3、agreedthatnooneversionis"correct",however,therearecertainlypreferencesinuse.ThispapersummarizesavarietyofdifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishfromtheperspectiveofwordmeaningandidiomaticusage.Themostimportantruleofthumbistotrytobeconsistentinourusage.Maybe,theonlythin
4、gwecoulddoistounderstandandutilizetheEnglishlanguagethroughdistinguishthedifferencesbetweenthemaspossibleaswecan,andmakefulluseofthislanguageasatooltoknownandtouchtheworldoutside.Keywords:ContrastiveStudies,WordMeaning,IdiomaticUsage10摘要:比较是人类认识世界的重要方法,也是语言学习的基本方法之一。众所周知,英
5、语作为一门国际性语言,其重要性和影响力在经济全球化的今天日益显著。英语包含了多种变体,其中美式英语和英式英语作为两种主要变体来在ESL/EFL课程中进行教授。一般认为,二者不存在对错之分。然而,在使用上却存在着偏好。本文从词意与习惯用法的角度,对美式英语与英式英语的差异做了大量总结。而对于我们来说,最重要的原则是能在使用的过程发现其相容性。我们应该做的唯一事情是,通过对英国英语和美国英语的区别了解,去更好地理解和运用这门语言,使英语成为我们认识世界、接触世界的一项有效工具。关键字:对比研究,词意,习惯用法IntroductionItiswi
6、delyknownthattheimportanceandinfluenceofEnglishlanguagehavebecomemoreandmoreobviouslyinglobalizesocietynowadays,asEnglishhasalreadybecomeaninternationallanguageworldwide.Untiltoday,theEnglishhasformedseveraldifferenttypesduetothedifferencebetweenhistorybackground,geography
7、environmentandsocialdevelopmentofEnglishusingcountries.Amongthesecountries,AmericanEnglishinAmericanregionisthemostimportanttype.Allinall,basedonBritishEnglish,AmericanEnglishwasdevelopingeversince17thcentury.Atthebeginningof17thcentury,thecapitalismofBritishwasadvancedand
8、sincethisgrowthratedirectlystimulatedBritishcapitalistandnewnobles,theirambitionsofcontro