美国英语发展的政治痕迹初探

Study on American Variety of English in itspolitical Context

语言发展是社会变迁的结果。美国英语作为一种标准英语,是在17世纪英国英语基础上发展起来的,但决不是英国英语的简单移植。美国英语的发展有其政治渊源,与美国独立运动、综合国力息息相关,同时美国的政治体制和政治活动为美国英语创造了独特的政治语境和发展空间。

Language change is the result of social change. A variety of English also a kind of standard English-American English-emerged and developed from British English of 17th century, but American English today is no longer just a transplanted language from Britain. Behind the development of American English, there are some political boosting factors related to the colonists＇ independence, American power growth, American political system and its political activities.