Unit 17 British and American English
Unit 17 British and American English
1. Morphology In American English. a number of irregular verbs have become regularised while remaining irregular in British English a)In many instances, it is only the voicing of the past tense morpheme -(ed which has been changed to regularise the verb
1. Morphology In American English, a number of irregular verbs have become regularised, while remaining irregular in British English: a) In many instances, it is only the voicing of the past tense morpheme -(e)d which has been changed to regularise the verb:
British english American English Present Past or Past or Past Participle Past Participle burn burnt burned dwell dwelt dwelled learn earnt earne d smell smelt smelled elI spel spelt spelled spill sp spilled spoil spoilt spoiled
British English American English Present Past or Past or Past Participle Past Participle burn burnt burned dwell dwelt dwelled learn learnt learned smell smelt smelled spell spelt spelled spill spilt spilled spoil spoilt spoiled
b)In some irregular British English verbs, there is a vowel change from /i/ in the present to / e/ in the past participle forms. The American English forms retain the present tense vowel in the following cases as well as voicing the ending
b) In some irregular British English verbs, there is a vowel change from /i/ in the present to /e/ in the past participle forms. The American English forms retain the present tense vowel in the following cases, as well as voicing the ending
British English American English Present Past or Past or Past Participle Past Participle dream dreamt/dremt/ dreamed/drimd Knee knelt /nelt/ kneeled/ni: Id/ lean leant/lent leaned/li:nd/ p ea leapt/lept/ leaped/li pt/
British English American English Present Past or Past or Past Participle Past Participle dream dreamt /dremt/ dreamed/drimd/ kneel knelt /nelt/ kneeled/ni:ld/ lean leant/lent/ leaned/li:nd/ leap leapt/lept/ leaped/li:pt/