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Introduction………………………………………………………………………..3 

Chapter 1

The History of English language…………………………………………………..6

1.1. Old English (500-1100 AD)…………………………………………………..7

1.2.The Norman Conquest and Middle English (1100-1500)……………………..8

1.3.Early Modern English (1500-1800)……………………………………………9

1.4. Late-Modern English (1800-Present)…………………………………………9

1.5. American English and other varieties………………………………………..12

1.6. Global English………………………………………………………………..12

Chapter 2

The difference between British and American English……………….…………..15

 2.1. The British English…………………………………………………………..22

 2.2. The American English……………………………………………………….23

Chapter 3

Noun, Tense and Aspect between British and American English………………..28

3.1. Noun differences……………………………………………………………..28

3.2. Tense and aspect differences…………………………………………………33

Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………..39

BIBLIOGRAPHY…...……………………………………………………………41