A quarrel about how great would the differences between the two kinds of English be in the future caused and the following is my point of view.
Being the ruling language of the other native Englishes(Canadian English, Australian English, New Zealand English and South African English), British English and American English today are the two main English languages of the English-speaking world.Although too many has already been said over how the types, and the possible effects between the two kinds will be in the future, the quarrel on the problem has not come to an end at all.
The difference between the two kinds of English have continue over the centuries.Noah Webster(in Dissertations on the English Language)requests that American language should come from the necessary English.He also predicted(预测)that “North American English would sometime be as different from British as Dutch, Danish and Swedish are from German or from one another”.
Writers of the twentieth century hold entirely different attitude toward those of the old centuries, they hope to have a much more pure feeling between American and British English.
Long after its introduction(介绍)into the New World, American English was still considered non-standard English.Mr.Kahane pointed out that according to some people of the 1780s American English was the a peasant’s language that a “gentleman”will not speak.
According to Campbell’s guess, 70% of 350 million native English speakers speak the American English.In fact, the populations of the two leading mother tongue English countries are even more.The United States has a population of about 260 million while there is only about 55 million in Britain.
(1)
What languages are important in the English speaking world now?
The important languages are ________.
(2)
Which languages are from Germany and another country?
They are ________, ________and ________.
(3)
What do you think is not native and pure when American English into the New World?
________ was considered non-standard English.
(4)
In which country do you think native English speakers who speak American English are fewer?
I think native English speakers in ________ are fewer than in America.