IDIOMS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC: AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH COMPARED
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Key words:Idiomatic expressions, American English, British English, idioms, language variation, cultural influence, semantic meaning, linguistic diversity, phraseology, comparative linguistics.Abstract
Annotation: This article compares the differences between American and
British English phraseological units. Since English is a widely used international
language on a global scale, its various regional variants have formed. Despite the fact
that these versions are grammatically and phonetically similar, some differences are
observed in their idiomatic units. Idioms are one of the units of lexicology, reflecting
the cultural, historical, and social features of the language. This study compares
phraseological units used in American and British English, studying their semantic and
pragmatic features. In the course of the research, words used in everyday life, idioms
encountered in mass media and written speech are cited and analyzed as examples.
This article is crucial for students learning English to understand and use idioms
correctly.
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