Project work British English Intonation VS American English Intonation KAZAKH ABLAI KHAN UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND WORLD LANGUAGES Made by: Askarkyzy Aida 116 group

England and America are two countries divided by a common language. ~George Bernard Shaw

INTONATION Another important difference is intonation. When we speak, our voice goes up and down. When English people speak, their voice can go very high and quite low. When American people speak their voice is quite flat, they do go up and down but not so much. So the effect is that British people sing a lot, and American people sound much more monotonous by comparison.

Intonation is "the music of the language". Not only does the language sound natural, but also may change the meaning of some sentences, and it certainly does change the effect our sentences have on a native listener. British and American intonation are different: intonation top pitch is much higher in BrE, and low pitch can be a bit lower in BrE, so British people sound much more like singing when they speak, and not so much American people.But apart from that, intonation is basically the same. Intonation is "the music of the language". Not only does the language sound natural, but also may change the meaning of some sentences, and it certainly does change the effect our sentences have on a native listener. British and American intonation are different: intonation top pitch is much higher in BrE, and low pitch can be a bit lower in BrE, so British people sound much more like singing when they speak, and not so much American people.But apart from that, intonation is basically the same.

Noah Webster Writer of the first American dictionary in 1806 Believed that Americans language should reflect the way they spoke, and be distinct from British English Came of age during the American revolution, and therefore placed great emphasis on Americas cultural separation from England Simplified spellings of many words, such as plough plow centre center colour color Added uniquely American words, such as squash and chowder

Word confusions with one meaning AmericanBritish GasPetrol TruckLorry BathroomLoo LineQueue StoveHob NapkinsServiettes EggplantAubergine ZuchinniCourgette

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