Comparación entre la pronunciación del Inglés Americano y el Inglés Británico

2. The /r/ is only
pronounced when it
is immediately
followed by a vowel
sound (linking r)
The /r/ is
pronounced in all
positions
Water and wine
Water ᵊ
Borrow

3. WORD RP GA
clock / ɒk/ / ɑ k/
model / mɒdl/ ɑ
/
dog / /
Before the voiceless
fricatives , ,
and sometimes before
and
WORD RP GA
loft / / / ɔ
/
cloth
/
ɔ
/
loss
dog / / ɔ
WORD RP GA
produc
e
/ /
/
wasn’t

4. WORD RP GA
pass
calf
path
dance
can’t
ranch

5. WORD RP GA
law
bought
horse

6. WORD RP GA
go
phone
cocoa

7. RP:
GA: ᵊ
RP:
GA: ᵊ
RP:
GA: ᵊ

8. RP:
GA:
RP:
GA:
RP:
GA:
RP:
GA:

9. better
better
It consists of pronouncing an
alveolar flap. It sounds like or

10. Clear or light
(front of the tongue
raised)
• It occurs before
vowels:
• lake -
alone
Dark (the back of
the tongue raised)
• It occurs after vowels
and before
consonants:
• bell - bels
Dark occurs in all
positions.
• lake - bell
- alone

11. • Post alveolar. The tongue is slightly
curled backwards with the tip raised
(retroflexion)
• Pronounced before vowels (in words &
phrases) Water and wine
• In some cases although there is no “r”
in spelling the sound is
pronounced to sound fluent (intrusive
)
• law and order
• Greater retroflexion than in RP (the tip
of the tongue is curled back further)
• Pronounced in all positions.
• Red - car - bird
ɝ bread
• No intrusive

12. WORD RP GA
ballet
attache
WORD RP GA
address
cigarette
WORD RP GA
weekend
WORD RP GA
auditory
dictionary
ᵊ

13. RP
-our -ou- -ae/oe-
colour,
favour
honour
mould,
moult
mediaeval,
amoeba
GA
-or -o- -e-
color,
favor,
honour
mold,
molt
medieval,
ameba
RP
en- -
dgemen
t
-re -ce
enclos
e,
ensure
judgement centre,
theatre
defence,
licence
GA
in- -dgment -er -se
inclose
, insure
judgment center,
theater
defense,
license
RP
-ise -xion doubled
consonant
apologise,
capitalise
inflexion,
connexion
travelling, counsellor
GA
-ize -ction single
consonant
apologize,
capitalize
inflection,
connection
traveling, counselor

14. RP
Hypenated words Retains French
diacritics
ash-tray, flower-pot Café, élite, fiancée
GA
Fused or two separate
words
Diacritics is not
necessary
Ashtray, flower pot Café, elite, fiancee
RP
single “l” -gg- -st Others
skilful, fulfil faggot,
waggon
amidst,
amongst
cheque,
plough
GA
double
“l”
-g- No ending Others
skilfull,
fulfill
fagot, wagon amid,
among,
check, plaw

15. RP has regular and irregular verbs. In GA many irregular verbs have
become regularized and other forms are more irregular than the RP ones.
Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle
RP & GA RP GA RP GA
burn burnt burned burnt burned
dream dreamt dreamed dreamt dreamed
learn learnt learned learnt learned
dive dived dove dived dived
get got got got gotten

16. • Americans use the present perfect tense less than
speakers of British English
RP GA
Have you done your homework yet? Did you do your homework
yet?
I’ve already done it . I already did it.

17. Rarely used in GA, except in legal documents.
It is replaced by will (or should in questions with first person
subjects) and won’t in negatives.
RP GA
I shall /will tell you later/I’ll
tell you later
I will tell you later/I’ll tell you
later
I shan’t be able to come. I won’t be able to come.
Shall I drink this now? Should I drink this now?
AUXILIARIES and MODALS
RP GA
They needn't / don’t need to
come to school today.
They don't need to come to
school today.

18. In both, RP and
GA do can substitute for a simple finite verb phrase and it is
inflected for tense and person.
In RP, this can
occur after most auxiliaries. In GA instead of substitution, a
deletion process is used. Also if there are two aspectual
auxiliaries, the second can be deleted.
DO-substitution (RP only) Deletion (Both RP and
GA)
A: Are you coming with us?
B: Yes, I might do/might. B: Yes, I might.
A: Will you have finished by 8 p.m.?
B: Yes, I will have done/will
have/will.
B: Yes, I will have/will.

19. RP GA
It seemed a long time. It seemed like/to be a long
time.
That sounds a bad idea. That sounds like a bad idea.
In GA it can be followed directly by the adverbs in and out.
In RP it must be follwed first by an infinitive.
RP GA
I wanted to come in. I wanted in.
The dog wants to go out. The dog wants out.

20. with an object noun which describes an action
(washing or resting)
RP GA
I'd like to have a bath. I'd like to take a bath.
RP GA
I have/have got a new car. I have got/have a new car.
Denoting possesion. Both use it, but in RP is informal.
Denoting obligation.
RP GA
I have to leave now. I have got to leave now.
Used only in GA in
some contexts
Contex
t
Usage
Obtain They’ve gotten a new boat.
Becom
e
They’ve gotten interested.

21. RP GA
Candidature Candidacy
Centenary Centennial
Transport transportation
In RP collective nouns can be followed by a singular or plural verb depending
on whether the group is thought of as one idea, or as many individuals. In GA
collective nouns are always followed by a singular verb.
RP GA
Which team is/are losing? Which team is losing?

22. • When referring to events in the past, RP does not require the definite
article before the phrase next day.
RP GA
Next day, the rains began. The next day, the rains
began.
I saw him next day. I saw him the next day.
• In both, RP and GA, no article is required with count nouns when used in an
abstract-generic sense. However there are a few nouns which need an
article in GA.
RP GA
To be in hospital To be in the hospital
To be at/go to university To be at/go to a university

23. • In phrases beginning with half followed by some unit of measure, RP
usually requires an indefinite article before the unit of measure. In GA, the
indefinite article can also come before half.
RP GA
Half an hour A half hour or half an hour
Half a dozen. A hlf dozen or half a dozen.
Half a pound. A half pound of half a
pound.
• RP does not use the definite article in the phrase in future in the meaning
“from now on”, while GA does.
RP GA
In future, I’d like you to pay
more attention to detail.
In the future, I’d like you to
pay more attention to detail.

24. • For names of rivers, RP places the word river before the name of the river,
while GA uses the opposite order.
RP GA
the River Thames. The Mississipi River
The River Liffey. The Hudson River.
• In written standards, especially newspapers, RP generally places personal
attributes after the person named. In GA the attributes tend to precede the
name.
RP GA
Margaret Thatcher, the
British Prime Minister,
arrived in Washington
today.
British Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher arrived
in Washington today.

25. • In RP the preposition at is used with many time expressions meaning “time
when”. GA uses over and in some cases on.
RP GA
At the weekend/Christmas Over the
weekend/Christmas
• Prepositions used in phrases indicating duration of time .
RP GA
I haven’t seen him for
weeks
I haven’t seen him in weeks
• In and on in non-temporal contexts
RP GA
To be in a team To be on a team
to live in a street to live on a street.

26. • Prepositions can be deleted in GA before temporal nouns indicating
repetition or habitual action. (nouns must become plural if deletion occurs).
RP GA
He works by day and studies at
night
He works days and studies
nights
• Prepositions are often omitted in GA before a specific date or day of the
week that indicates a time that is not the present.
RP GA
The sale started on Jan. 1st. The sale started Jan. 1
• In phrases denoting a period of time from or after a given time, from is
often deleted in RP, but not in GA.
RP GA
A week this Tuesday A week from this Tuesday

27. WORD RP GA
homely Domestic Ugly (of people)
nervy Nervous Bold, full of nerve,
cheeky
pants Underpants Trousers
paveme
nt
Footpath,
sidewalk
Road surface
to tick
off
To scold To make angry
WORD Meaning in common Aditional meaning in
GA
bathroo
m
Room with bath or shower and
sink
Room with toilet only
cute Endearing (e.g. of kittens) Attractive, charming
dumb Mute stupid

28. WORD Meaning in common Aditional meaning in
RP
Frontier A wild, open space Border between two
countries
Leader One who commands, guides,
directs, is in front
An editorial
To mind To heed, obey To look after (as in mind
the children)
WORD RP usage GA usage
Autumn Common; all styles Uncommon; poetic, formal.
(fall used instead)
Clever Common; positive Less common; usually
negative
Quite Negative or neutral positive

29. GA only Corresponds to RP
Faucet Tap
RP GA
to ring to call
Tin Can
To tick To check
Sofa couch
RP only Corresponds to GA
Dynamo Generator
Queue Line

30. RP GA
Jam Jelly
Cooker Stove
Jug Pitcher
RP GA
Jumper Sweater
Handbag Purse
RP GA
Garden Yard
Torch Flashlight
Dustbin Garbage
can
RP GA
Chemist’s shop Drug store
Off-licence
store
Liquor
store
RP GA
Caravan Trailer/mobile
home
Lorry Truck
Underground
railway
subway