University of Rijeka. Faculty of Teacher Education.
Abstract
Dvije glavne inačice engleskog standardnog jezika su britanska i američka. One se razlikuju na jezičnim nivoima leksika, gramatike, pravopisa i intonacije. U ovom radu se osim jezičnih razlika opisuju i početci engleskog jezika, povijest engleskog jezika u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama, ostale važne inačice engleskog jezika te razlozi koji su potakli njihov nastanak. Također, analizom udžbenika i radnih bilježnica Engleskog jezika za razrednu nastavu navodi se koja je inačica dominantnija u Republici Hrvatskoj i koji je tomu razlog.The two main variants of the English language are British English and American English. They differ in lexis, grammar, spelling and intonation. The purpose of this paper is to describe the differences between British English and American English and, in order to accomplish this goal, the beginnings of the English language, the history of the English language in The United States, other variants of the English language and the reason for their formation are explained. Also, through analysing the English language textbooks and workbooks from 1st to 4th grade it is cited which variant of English is preffered in the Republic of Croatia and why