摘 要
本文首先说明研究英式英语与美式英语的语法差异是为了消除日常英语交际中的一些误会，然后阐述了英式英语和美式英语的由来，指出尽管两种语言变体相互融合但还存在一些差异，尤其是语法差异前人并无系统的总结，之后从词法和句法这两个角度对两种变体进行比较和分析，最后预测了英式英语和美式英语的发展趋势。
关键词：英式英语 美式英语 语法
ABSTRACT
This paper first explains the study of the grammar differences between British English and American English is to cancel some barriers that may be caused by them in the daily communication, then introduces the history of British English and American English respectively. The two English varieties still have some differences though they are mixed with each other, especially the grammar differences between the two varieties which rare scholars have had a systematic study before. The author makes analysis from the aspects of the lexical differences and syntactical differences of these two varieties, and then predicts the tendency of the development of British English and American English.
Keywords：British English; American English; Grammar
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. British English and American English 2
2.1The history of British English 3
2.2 The history of American English 4
3. Grammar differences between British English and American English 6
3.1 Lexical differences 6
3.1.1The different use of collective nouns in their single or plural forms 7
3.1.2 Differences in verb 7
3.1.2.1 Differences in the inflectional endings of verbs 7
3.1.2.2Different use of present perfect tenses 8
3.1.2.3 Different use of transitive and intransitive verbs 8
3.1.2.4 Different use of "have" 9
3.1.3 Different use of function words 9
3.1.3.1 Different use of preposition and adverb 9
3.1.3.2 Different use of auxiliary verb 10
3.1.3.3 Differences in articles 11
3.2 Syntactical differences 12
3.2.1 Differences in compound object 12
3.2.2 Presence or absence of syntactic elements 13
3.2.3 Different use of subjunctive mood 13
4. The differences between British English and the special form of American English—Black English 14
5. The tendency of the development of British English and American English 17
6. Conclusion 17
Acknowledgements 19
