THE DIFFERENCES OF USING BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH A PAPER BY ROY GUNAWAN REG. NO: 072202021 DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2010
Approved by Supervisor Drs. Syamir Marulafau,M.hum NIP. 195805171985031003 Submitted to Faculty of Letters University of Sumatera Utara In partial fullfilment Approved by Head of Diploma III English Study Program Dra. Syahrar Hanum, DPFE. NIP. 195109071979022001
Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the D-III Examination of Diploma III English Study Program, Faculty of Letters, University of Sumatera Utara The Examination is held on the Faculty of Letters, University of Sumatera Utara. Dean, Prof. Drs. Syaifuddin, M.A, Ph.D. NIP. 196509091994031004 Board of Examiner and Reader Examiner Reader : Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.hum : Dra. Hartisari, M.A.
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ABSTRAK Bahasa inggris adalah bahasa internasional yang dipakai diseluruh dunia dan sangat penting untuk dipelajari, seperti hal nya dalam melamar pekerjaan pada suatu perusahaan. Perusahaan itu terlebih dahulu akan menseleksi para pelamar yang pandai berbahasa inggris. Dalam tulisan ini, penulis ingin mendeskripsikan tentang perbedaan penggunaan bahasa inggris di Inggris dan di Amerika. Perbedaanperbedaan yang tampak ada seperti perbedaan dalam lafal, tata bahasa dan pemakaiannya dalam kalimat, ungkapan kesopansantunan, istilah kepangkatan dalam angkatan bersenjata serta perbedaan dalam surat menyurat. Persaingan antara British English dan American English sangat membingungkan kita, dengan sistem ganda pengajaran bahasa inggris ini kita dibingungkan dan dipusingkan tujuh keliling dalam menentukan manakah yang benar dan manakah yang salah. Kita tidak tahu apabila kita bertemu dengan seorang turis mancanegara, dia menggunakan bahasa inggris dari negeri yang mana. Oleh karena itu, penulis ingin mendeskripsikan tentang perbedaan British English and American English mengingat minimnya tulisan tentang masalah ini.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks God for His mercy and goodness, and glory to the saviour, Jesus Christ, for His love and guidance in leading me during my study as well as the completion of this paper. In this oppurtunity, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my beloved supervisor, Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum, for his support, advice, encouragement, patience welcome counsel and valuable constructive suggestion. And I would also like to thanks my reader Dra.Hartisari, M.A. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Dean of Faculty of Letters Drs. Syaifuddin, M.A, Ph.D and the Head of Diploma III English Study Program, Dra. Syahrar Hanum, DPFE, who had given me the great deal of knowledge from the time I entered the Faculty to the presence of this paper. And I would also like to say thanks all my lecturers for their valuable guidance, precious, thoughts and knowledge throughout my academic years. My deepest gratitude is do to my parents, I do love you Mom and Dad, my beloved Brothers Ruvinus, Syafril, and my sisters Bonaria, Lenny and Sri. And all of my families for the endless love, cares, thoughts, advices, prayers, and material support during my study. My special thanks are also expressed to my lovely girl, Nalasari, who always support and give me motivation, as long as my study and the process of my paper. I can do this paper because the spirit that you have given for me.
My warm thanks are also expressed to my close friend, Regina Tarigan, Evalya Sari Purba, Rafael Pardosi, Anna Maria Barus, Mariati and my junior in my Faculty, Hernida and Novita Sari who always support and give me advices to do my paper. Thanks for your cares and prayers. Finally, I realize that this paper is still far from being perfect. Therefore, advice,constructive criticism and suggestion aimed at this paper will be warmly welcome and highly appreciated. Medan, The writer, Roy gunawan Reg. No.072202021
TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR S DECLARATION COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ABSTRACT... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. TABLE OF CONTENTS. i ii iv 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 The Background of Study 1 1.2 The Objective of Study. 2 1.3 The Scope of Writng. 2 1.4 The Method of Writing. 2 1.5 The Significance of Study. 3 2. THE DIFFERENCES OF USING BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH. 4 2.1 BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE 2.1.1 Parts of Business Correspondence.. 4 2.1.2 Business Letter in British 8 2.1.3 Form of Business Letter in British. 12 2.1.4 Business Letter in America 13
2.1.5 Form of Business Letter in America.. 16 2.2 GRAMMAR AND USE IN SENTENCE. 17 2.2.1 List of Spellig in British and America... 19 2.3 RANKS IN BRITISH AND UNITED STATE ARMED FORCES 21 2.3.1 Ranks in British Armed Forces.. 21 2.3.2 Ranks in United State Armed Forces. 22 2.4 LANGUAGE IDEOLOGIES 23 2.4.1 Language Ideologies in British.. 23 2.4.2 Language Ideologies in America... 26 2.5 PUNCTUATION. 28 3. STANDARD ENGLISH AND DIALECTS 30 3.1 STANDARD ENGLISH AND DIALECTS 3.1.1 Standard English and Dialects in British... 30 3.1.2 Standard English and Dialects in America 32 4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 35 4.1 CONCLUSION... 35 4.2 SUGGESTION 35 5. REFERENCES