What does this research mean for the field?

American and British English possess distinct lexical characteristics, specifically demonstrated through unique Americanisms and divergent usage patterns of certain fixed expressions. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to assess the lexical features that differentiate British and American English. Specific focus is on the sources that contributed to American English.

June 3, 2026Open Access

Lexical Differences Between British and American Variants of English

Key Points

The aim is to assess the lexical features that differentiate British and American English. Specific focus is on the sources that contributed to American English.
Analyzed the formation sources of American English
Reviewed scholarly debates on the independence of American English
Described groups of words unique to American English (amerikanizmlar)
Identified distinct lexical characteristics in both variants of English based on permanent collocations.
Provided a brief account of the types of amerikanizmlar exclusive to American English.

Abstract

Ushbu maqolada Amerika va Britaniya ingliz tillari o‘rtasidagi farqlar, xususan, har bir variantga xos bo‘lgan leksik xususiyatlar tadqiq etiladi. Muallif Amerika ingliz tilining shakllanish manbalarini tahlil qiladi hamda Amerika ingliz tilini mustaqil til sifatida baholash borasidagi ilmiy munozaralarni ko‘rib chiqadi. Shuningdek, maqolada faqat Amerika ingliz tiliga xos bo‘lgan so‘zlar guruhlari — amerikanizmlar turlariga qisqacha tavsif beriladi. Muallif ayrim turg‘un birikmalar misolida ularning ingliz tilining har ikkala variantida qo‘llanish o‘ziga xosliklarini aniqlashga muvaffaq bo‘lgan.

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qizi et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fc3eddee9eb8c0dce5906 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.66345/stj.v4i1.4767

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