The latter may be more familiar to those
The former is common in
who have learned American English.
Why did this happen? Noah Webster, a textbook author and
Great Britain, Canada and Australia.
lexicographer, wanted "Americanized" spelling and pronunciation of words, different from those in Great
In 1828, he published a two-volume dictionary which greatly helped to make the Americanized
Britain.
spelling common.
The fact of the matter was it was part of American nationalism. After winning political
from Great Britain in 1776, Americans became more conscious of developing their own identity as a new
In literature, Americans rejected such European criticism
nation. Nationalism rose in various fields.
The northeastern region produced world-famous American
as "Americans have no national literature."
Which is more familiar to you, "centre" or "center"?
writers I Edgar Allan Poe, a detective story writer and Ralph Waldo Emerson. In addition to
these writers, there were also inventors who greatly helped in advancing American industry. Cyrus Hall
McCormick, the inventor of the reaper, and Samuel F. S. Morse, the developer of the telegram code, are
two such inventors.
間 1
In diplomacy, President James Monroe issued in 1823 the so-called "Monroe Doctrine," a warning
to European nations not to interfere with America and the Western Hemisphere. It was the American
This policy of isolationism embraced in the doctrine continued as the U.S.
intention to be
オ
diplomatic policy until the end of the century. While challenging European criticism and power, young
America tried to be more independent of Europe, not only politically, but economically, culturally and
diplomatically.
(2) lexicographer: ##***
isolationism: ŽÈ*
ア both are correct English.
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A In addition
reaper: 刈り取り機
interfere 干渉する
Brajcich and Tanioka (2010) Eye on American Culture (**) *****
ア を満たすのに最も適切なものを、A~Dのうちから1つ選べ。
B However
C Therefore
D In other words
