The article deals with the origin background and development of American English. It focuses on the main differences between British and American English on all language levels, and the vocabulary in particular. Americanisms and idioms are included and some attention is paid to extra-linguistic aspects of the topics.
The article deals with the origin background and development of American English. It focuses on the main differences between British and American English on all language levels, and the vocabulary in particular. Americanisms and idioms are included and some attention is paid to extra-linguistic aspects of the topics. (en)