كليدواژه :
language skills , corpus , British English , American English , language variety
چكيده لاتين :
This small-scale corpus-based study delineates the most common
and significant dialectal variations between the two most
commonly spoken English varieties: American English (AmE)
and British English (BrE). As a result of the corpus analysis, four
main areas have emerged as to where dialectal variations take
place: pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and orthography/
punctuation. A total of 26 variations (f=10 in pronunciation, f=5 in
vocabulary, f=6 grammar, and f=5 in orthography/punctuation)
was identified by analyzing a variety of sources, including books,
articles, online dictionaries, and websites. The significance of the
variations in the abovementioned language areas and their
implications for language teaching were discussed empirically and
pedagogically. Notwithstanding the limitations, the research is
expected to contribute to our understanding and awareness of the
dialectal variations and assist language learners and teachers with
the learning and teaching of these variations pedagogically and
systematically since it might serve as a guide or a framework of
reference.
