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【Abstract】American English has had over four hundred-year history. American English has gone through the developmental process — from small to big， from weak to strong and now is becoming a world language with greater influence. American English， as the carrier of American culture， has the unique charm of American culture.
【Key words】English of Elizabeth Age; Independence of American English; widespread usage of American English
【作者簡介】张朦（1990.01.14-），女，吉林长春人，吉林外国语大学英语学院大学英语部，助教，研究生，研究方向：外国语言学及应用语言学。
American English is usually referred to English which serves as standard language in America. It is usually called “General American English” in the linguistic study and mainly used in the U.S. and Canada.
In 1607， the first English Puritans came to North America and brought their belief， culture and language of Elizabeth Age here. During the next two centuries， large numbers of immigrants flowed here， too. Among them， the British Puritans were the largest ethnic group which arrived earliest and dominated in the total population in this colony. Therefore， English of Elizabeth Age and its culture laid foundation for American English. At the same time， British Puritans integrated English with useful essence of foreign languages in order to give expression to emerging things， concepts and ideas. In the early period of development of American English， through interaction and national fusion， the U.S. absorbed a large number of typical expressions from Indian， Dutch， French， German and Spanish， for example， words about mountains， rivers， lakes and gulfs from Indian; navigational words from Dutch and words about daily life from German.
America’ s War of Independence of 1789 put an end to the colonial rule of British government in North America and the United States was founded. However， the early national leaders and nationalists of the U.S. realized that in spite of having gotten rid of British colonial control， the U.S. was still affected and controlled by Britain in terms of language and culture. At that time， many American people still held that English used by Shakespeare， Milton and other great writers was decent and superior.
During the great process of language independence， Mark Twain was one of famous pioneers of this movement. First， Mark Twain， as American language and culture pioneer， hated British arrogance and exclusiveness in terms of language and proposed that American language was the product of independence and innovation of the U.S.. As a result， in pursuit of language independence， Mark Twain worked to create literary works in American native language.
【Key words】English of Elizabeth Age; Independence of American English; widespread usage of American English
【作者簡介】张朦（1990.01.14-），女，吉林长春人，吉林外国语大学英语学院大学英语部，助教，研究生，研究方向：外国语言学及应用语言学。
1. The Formation and Development of American English
American English is usually referred to English which serves as standard language in America. It is usually called “General American English” in the linguistic study and mainly used in the U.S. and Canada.
In 1607， the first English Puritans came to North America and brought their belief， culture and language of Elizabeth Age here. During the next two centuries， large numbers of immigrants flowed here， too. Among them， the British Puritans were the largest ethnic group which arrived earliest and dominated in the total population in this colony. Therefore， English of Elizabeth Age and its culture laid foundation for American English. At the same time， British Puritans integrated English with useful essence of foreign languages in order to give expression to emerging things， concepts and ideas. In the early period of development of American English， through interaction and national fusion， the U.S. absorbed a large number of typical expressions from Indian， Dutch， French， German and Spanish， for example， words about mountains， rivers， lakes and gulfs from Indian; navigational words from Dutch and words about daily life from German.
America’ s War of Independence of 1789 put an end to the colonial rule of British government in North America and the United States was founded. However， the early national leaders and nationalists of the U.S. realized that in spite of having gotten rid of British colonial control， the U.S. was still affected and controlled by Britain in terms of language and culture. At that time， many American people still held that English used by Shakespeare， Milton and other great writers was decent and superior.
During the great process of language independence， Mark Twain was one of famous pioneers of this movement. First， Mark Twain， as American language and culture pioneer， hated British arrogance and exclusiveness in terms of language and proposed that American language was the product of independence and innovation of the U.S.. As a result， in pursuit of language independence， Mark Twain worked to create literary works in American native language.