首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Language experts say that spoken English was almost the same
[originaltext] Language experts say that spoken English was almost the same
游客
2023-08-28
10
管理
问题
Language experts say that spoken English was almost the same in the American colonies and Britain. Americans began to change the sound of their speech after the Revolutionary War in 1776. They wanted to separate themselves from the British in language as they had separated themselves from the British government.
Some American leaders proposed major changes in the language.[33]Beniamin Franklin wanted a new system of spelling. His reforms were rejected. But his ideas influenced others. One was Noah Webster. Webster wrote language books for schools. He thought Americans should learn from American books. He published his first spelling book in 1783. Webster published The American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828. It established rules for speaking and spelling the words used in American English.
Webster believed that British English spelling rules were too complex. So he worked to establish an American version of the English language. For example, he spelled the word "honor" "h-o-n-o-r" instead of "h-o-n-o-u-r" as it is spelled in Britain. Noah Webster said every part of a word should be spoken. That is why Americans say "sec-re-ta-ry" instead of "sec-re-t’ry" as the British do. Webster’s rule for saying every part of a word made American English easier for immigrants to learn. For example, they learned to say "waistcoat" the way it is spelled instead of the British "weskit".
The different languages of the immigrants who came to the United States also helped make American English different from British English. Many foreign words and expressions became part of English as Americans speak it.
33. What does the speaker say about Benjamin Franklin’s ideas on spelling reform?
34. Why did Noah Webster establish an American version of the English language?
35. What does the speaker tell us about the different languages of the immigrants?
选项
A、They helped distinguish American English from British English.
B、They were assimilated into British English.
C、They were regarded as inappropriate expressions.
D、They overturned the American English spelling rules.
答案
A
解析
短文最后提到了随移民而来的不同语言也对美式英语与英式英语的区分有帮助。选A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2964655.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Eventhemostenthusiasticshopperhasabaddaysometimes:(
[originaltext]Thesedays,ifyou’reinbusiness,havemadeanameforyours
[originaltext]W:IunderstandyouaretakingtheAmericanliteratureseminarth
[originaltext]W:I’dliketogotoyourbarbecueonSunday.Butmygoodfriend
[originaltext]W:Iamverysorrytohearthatthecomputeryouboughtfromour
[originaltext]Supposesomeoneinventedagiftcardsoversatile(多功能的)that
[originaltext]Overthepastsixweeks,Nicky,42,hascutherdailyroutine
[originaltext]W:I’mFaithDonnelly.Thisweekonourprogram,wewilltalkabo
[originaltext]M:Thisweek,wewillansweraquestionfromafreshman,Erin.Er
[originaltext]M:Ihopethatyoucanunderstandmyreasonfordecidingtoleave
随机试题
[originaltext]W:DoyouhaveanaddresswhereIcallwritetoyou?M:No,I’ll
Intelligencemakesforbetterleaders—fromundergraduatestoexecutivestop
Manypeoplewronglybelievethatwhenpeoplereacholdage,theirfamiliesp
下列关于内墙饰面砖粘贴工程的说法中,错误的是( )。A.内墙饰面砖粘贴应牢固
在质权设立的情况下,一物只能设立一个质押权,因而没有受偿的顺序问题。而一物可设数
《房屋建筑工程和市政基础设施工程实行见证取样和送检的规定》中,明确规定了必须见证
下列设计内容中,不属于GIS数据库设计的是()A:概念设计B:界面设计C:逻
Thechangeinthatvillagewasmiraculou
甲公司为增值税一般纳税人。2×21年12月31日,甲公司存货盘点中发现:(1)原
下列关于建筑职工意外伤害保险的表述正确的是()。A.建筑意外伤害保险以企业
最新回复
(
0
)