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Influences of the Early Immigrants on Evolution of American English Vocabulary

Author: LiMingYue
Tutor: LiWei
School: Shandong University
Course: World History
Keywords: Immigrant American English Vocabulary Affect
CLC: H310.1
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2009
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Abstract

Is called the \Immigration has created the United States, immigration developments and changes the United States, American English also created and developed. The history of the development of American English have a close relationship with the United States immigration history. 17-19 century to arrive in the early settlers of North America, the British are the largest ethnic group, their language and culture, way of life constitutes the basis of later American society, American English in the 17th century based on British English, to borrow absorbed Indian, Western European immigrants and blacks and other foreign language component as well as the cultural essence of the MQM, the development of the American people has become its own national language. The integration and development of the language throughout the United States, throughout history, and this process still continues. American English vocabulary quickly developed mainly in the colonial period and after the founding of more than a century, this was the time when immigrants proliferation of an important period in the United States. In this paper, the use of existing research results of authoritative scholars at home and abroad and a lot of foreign materials from the point of view of social history and culture of immigrants during this period of American English vocabulary development. Language is an important carrier of culture of a nation and part of its evolution reflects the process of growth of a nation and the state. Study and explore the American English vocabulary development, and to understand the cultural origins of the American nation, to deepen understanding and knowledge of the characteristics and values ??of American society. The paper is divided into five parts, the first part introduces the research significance and Research; The second part discusses the impact of early European immigrants to the development of American English Vocabulary. British colonists English to North America, the New World, the starting point for the American English; Anglo the pretext of a large number of exchanges and contacts and to immigrants from France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands, adding a wealth of nutrition for U.S. English. The third part analyzes the Indian American English vocabulary development. Indians are the immigrant pioneer in North America, colonial, absorbing over from the Indian language vocabulary is your place, especially some of the vocabulary and natural features; After the War of Independence, continues to \and language began to collapse. The fourth part discusses the black African immigrants on American English vocabulary development. Black is the North American continent \Part V concludes that the early settlers have their own characteristics, but the development of the American English vocabulary made an indelible contribution, and had a profound impact on the United States culture.

Influences of the Early Immigrants on Evolution of American English Vocabulary

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