The use of English in the United States is a result of British colonization of the Americas. The first wave of English-speaking settlers arrived in North America during the early 17th … 展开

American English and British English (BrE) often differ at the levels of phonology, phonetics, vocabulary, and, to a much lesser extent, … 展开

In 2021, about 245 million Americans, aged 5 or above, spoke English at home: a majority of the United States total population of roughly 330 million people.
The United … 展开

Any phonologically unmarked North American accent falls under an umbrella known as General American. This section mostly refers to such … 展开

The process of coining new lexical items started as soon as English-speaking British-American colonists began borrowing names for unfamiliar flora, fauna, and topography … 展开

While written American English is largely standardized across the country and spoken American English dialects are highly mutually intelligible, … 展开

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