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Topal I H. A Small-Scale Corpus-Based Study for The Varietal Differences in American and British English: Implications for Language Education. LRR 2022; 13 (3) :199-226
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MA Gazi University, College of Foreign Languages , ibrahimtopal@gazi.edu.tr
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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.
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