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Lembaran Ilmu Kependidikan Lembaran Ilmu Kependidikan. Volume 44. Nomor 2. September 2015 LIK 44 (2) (2015) Lembaran Ilmu Kependidikan http://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/LIK THE UNIQUE DIFFERENT FEATURES OF VOCABULARY OF THE BRITISH ENGLISH (BRE) AND AMERICAN ENGLISH (AME): A REVIEW I Wy Dirgeyasa English and Literature of FBS State University of Medan Info Artikel Abstract _______________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Sejarah Artikel: It is a fact that there are some amazing differences between British English (BrE) and Diterima Juli 2015 American English (AmE) such as spelling, meaning, pronunciation, usage, and even Disetujui Agustus 2015 vocabulary. The two varieties of English, as a matter of fact, are often confusing especially Dipublikasikan September who study and use English as second and foreign language. Because of their differences 2015 and distinctive features, the speakers often find difficulties which one to use. This _______________________ condition, then can lead to misunderstanding and misinformation and this finally causes Keywords: ineffective communication. This paper is attempting to review the unique features of American English, British English, Vocabulary BrEand AmEfocusing on the vocabulary. _____________________________ © 2015 Universitas Negeri Semarang Alamat korespondensi: ISSN 0216-0847 E-mail: [email protected] 72 Lembaran Ilmu Kependidikan. Volume 44. Nomor 2. September 2015 INTRODUCTION garbage or trash; London Laura also needs to take out the rubbish. It’s dark outside, so New York Nate This is a story about the daily life of New takes a flashlight, and London Laura takes a York Nate, who lives in the United States; and torch.Ninth,it’s been a long day, and New York Nate London Laura, who lives in England. As you can thinks he’s going to go crazy; London Laura thinks see, they have very similar lives but the vocabulary she might gomad. Finally, it must be time for a words they use are very different! Take a look how vacationfor New York Nate and a holiday for the women have different vocabulary usages. They London Laura! have a lot different and diverse vocabulary to (http://www.espressoenglish.net/british-english-vs- convey the same meaning in their lives. american-english-vocabulary/ the story goes as First, New York Nate lives in an apartment, follows). and London Laura lives in aflat. Second, every morning, when getting dressed, New York Nate puts DESCRIPTION on a pair of pantswhereas London Laura puts on a pair of trousers. Both New York Nate and London Historically, most of the differences in lexis Laura have babies, but New York Nate needs to or vocabulary between British and American change the baby’s diaper, and London Laura needs English are in connection with concepts to change the baby’s nappy. Third,when it’s time to originating from the 19th century to the mid 20th go to work, New York Nate takes the subway and century, when new words were coined London Laura takes theunderground (which is also independently. For example,almost the entire called the tube).After getting off at the right stop, vocabularies of the car/automobile and New York Nate walks along the sidewalk and railway/railroad industries are different between London Laura walks along the pavementto reach the UK and US. Other sources of difference are their offices. Fourth, New York Nate works on the slang or vulgar terms (where frequent new coinage first floor of the building, and London Laura works occurs) and idiomatic phrases, including phrasal on the ground floor. This means neither of them verbs. The differences most likely to create needs to take the elevator (for New York Nate) or confusion are those where the same word or the lift (for London Laura). Fifth, At work, both Nate phrase is used for two different concepts and Laura need to send some important documents http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Ame to a client – but New York Nate sends them by mail rican_and_British_English. and London Laura sends them by post. Sixth, During Actually the differences in vocabulary the day, New York Nate snacks on cookies, french between British and American English may be able fries, and potato chips. London Laura eats the same to be classified into three categories such as 1) the things, but she calls them biscuits, chips, and crisps. complexity of form of the vocabulary, 2) idioms, Both Nate and Laura get stomachaches, so on and 3) social and cultural different by context. the way home from work New York Nate stops at the drugstoreor pharmacy and London Laura stops at The Complexity FormVocabulary of the British the chemist’s shop to pick up some medicine. English (BrE) and American English (AmE) Seventh, After work, Nate and Laura go shopping. The complexity formof vocabulary of British They drive to the mall, and New York Nate puts his English (BrE) and American English (AmE) car in the parking lot, whereas London Laura puts actually can be divided into two patterns namely hers in the car park.Both of them buy a lot of stuff, single word and compound word. These two types so New York Nate puts his purchases in the trunk, of British English (BrE) and American English and London Laura puts hers in the boot. Eighth, on (AmE) vocabulary are different and unique. the way home, New York Nate stops to fill up the car First, single word form-refers to both British with gas and London Laura fills up her car with English (BrE) and American English (AmE) petrol. At the station, New York Nate sees a truck, vocabulary that only consists of one single word and London Laura sees a lorry.They both get home form in order to refer and convey the meaning.The late, and New York Nate needs to take out the single form, in this context is originally based in 73 Lembaran Ilmu Kependidikan. Volume 44. Nomor 2. September 2015 BrE which may or may not be single or compound differentvocabulary between British and American word in AmE. Table 1 shows the list of the English of single form. Table 1 The list of single form vocabularyof British English (BrE) and American English (AmE) British English (BrE) American English British English (BrE) American English (AmE) (AmE) autumn autumn, fall lift elevator aerial antenna lorry truck, semi, tractor autumn autumn, fall luggage baggage, luggage accelerator gas pedal, accelerator mad crazy, insane anorak jacket, parka maize corn braces suspenders mark grade barrister attorney match game bath bathtub/bath nappy diaper bill (restaurant) bill, check pants, underpants underpants, drawers biscuit cookie pavement sidewalk booking reservation pylon utility pole bonnet (clothing) hat property real-estate bonnet (car) hood petrol gas, gasoline boot trunk post mail cap guy/man/boy pram baby carriage; stroller car automobile/car primary (school( elementary (school) caravan trailer pub bar cot crib remould (tyre) retread chips fries, French fries queue line chemist drugstore receptionist desk clerk cigarette or cigaret(in the US fag or faggot cigarette; fag (slang) rubbish garbage/trash means homosexual man (rude, offensive) cinema the movies shop store coffin coffin, casket serviette napkin crisps potato chips stater/entree appetizer surname (British last name (American cooker stove preferred) preferred) curtain drapes reception (hotel) front desk diamante rhinestone ring up/phone call/phone dairy (personal Journal/dairy return (ticket) round-trip account) eraser (rubber means diversion detour rubber condom in the US) draught draft rubbish garbage, trash dummy (for baby) pacifier saloon (car) sedan dummy pacifier shop shop, store duvet comforter silencer (car) muffler engine engine, motor single (ticket) one-way film film, movie solicitor lawyer, attorney foyer lobby/foyer spanner wrench flat apartment, flat, studio sweets candy 74 Lembaran Ilmu Kependidikan. Volume 44. Nomor 2. September 2015 flannel washcloth taxi taxi, taxi cab Floor storey term semester (quarter) fringe bangs tick check mark garden yard timber lumber grill broil tin can handbag purse toilet rest room hire rent torch flashlight holiday vacation trainers sneakers hoarding billboard tram streetcar; cable car hob stovetop trolley shopping cart hoover vacuum cleaner trousers pants, trousers indicator turn signal tube (train) subway jam jelly vest undershirt jam jam, preserves wallet wallet, billfold jug jug, pitcher zed (letter Z) zee jumper sweater wing (of a car) fender kennel doghouse wagon (on a train) car Second, compound word-refers to that both or may not be single or compound word in AmE. British English (BrE) and American English (AmE) Table 2 shows the list ofthedifferentvocabulary vocabulary which are compound in order to refer between British and American English of and convey the meaning.The compound form, in compound form: this context is originally based in BrE which may Table 2. The list of compound form vocabularyof British English (BrE) and American English (AmE) British English American English British English (BrE) American English (AmE) (BrE) (AmE) action replay instant replay jacket potato baked potato aerofoil airfoil Joe Bloggs John Doe aeroplane airplane jumble sale yard sale agony aunt advice columnist juggernaut 18-wheeler Allen key Allen wrench ladybird ladybug American Indian Native American lay the table set the table at the weekend on the weekend letter box mail box asymmetric bars uneven bars lost property lost and found aubergine eggplant mackintosh raincoat CEO (chief executive anti-clockwise counter-clockwise managing director officer) articulated
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