Лекции по лексикологии английского языка. Гусева Г.В. - 57 стр.

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a) There are units of vocabulary which are different while denoting the

same notions: BE trousers – AE pants; in BE pants are трусы which in

AE is shorts. While in BE shorts are outwear.

b) There are some differences in names of places: passage (BE) – hall (AE),

pillar box (BE) – mail-box (AE), zebra crossing (BE) – Pxing (AE).

c) Some names of useful objects are also different: rubber (BE) – eraser

(AE), parcel (BE) – package (AE), tap (BE) – faucet (AE).

d) Some words connected with food are different: tin (BE) - can (AE),

sweet (BE) – dessert (AE). chips (BE) – french fries (AE).

e) Some words denoting personal items have different names: tights (BE) –

pantyhose (AE), turn-ups (BE) – cuffs (AE), waistcoat (BE) – vest (AE).

f) Some words denoting people are also different: barrister (BE) – lawyer

(AE), shop assistant (BE) – shopperson (AE), staff (university) (BE) –

faculty (AE).

g) If we speak about cars there are also some differences: boot (BE) – trunk

(AE), a car (BE) – an auto (AE), to hire a car (BE) – to rent a car (AE).

h) Differences in the organization of education lead to different terms: BE

public school – a private school, AE public school – a free local

authority school; BE secondary school is AE high school.

3. Differences in spelling. There are some peculiarities typical of American

English:

a) the deletion of the letter u in words ending in our: honor, favor;

b) the deletion of the second consonant in words with double consonants:

traveler, wagon;

c) the replacement of re by er in words of French origin: theater, center;

d) the deletion of unpronounced endings in words of Romanic origin:

catalog, program;

e) the replacement of ce by se in words of Romanic origin: defense,

offense;

f) the deletion of unpronounced endings in native words: tho, thro.