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VOL. 10, ISSUE 4 (2025)
A study of the differences between american english and british english: A Phonetic and a phonological standpoint
Authors
Ofurun Michael Mahori Onguta
Abstract
Language is a communicative tool, and phonetics and phonology are
integral parts of language. English is primarily divided into American English
and British English. For many English learners, especially those from South
Sudan, distinguishing between American English and British English can be
problematic, which significantly intensifies the difficulty of learning the
English language. In the progression of learning English, we can effortlessly
find that American English and British English occasionally have diverse
pronunciation of the identical word; in the similar word, the stress syllables
in American English and British English are different; in the equal sentence,
the stress words in American English and British English are also altered.
There are numerous reasons, including historical, social, and regional cultural
factors, that warrant our careful study of these metamorphoses. These variances
also pose a challenge for English apprentices, so it is essential to learn the
phonetic and phonological differences between American English and British
English.
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Pages:26-31
How to cite this article:
Ofurun Michael Mahori Onguta "A study of the differences between american english and british english: A Phonetic and a phonological standpoint". International Journal of Academic Research and Development, Vol 10, Issue 4, 2025, Pages 26-31
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