英式英语被美语攻占 Awesome的胜利
<p><span word="Isn">Isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="marvellous">marvellous</span>?</p><p>英语是极好的（<span word="marvellous">marvellous</span>），不是吗？</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Americanisms">Americanisms</span>.</p><p>有些人大概不会用“<span word="marvellous">marvellous</span>”这个词。但近20年来，传统的英式词汇已经逐渐被美式词汇所取代。</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="words">words</span> <span word="like">like</span> '<span word="marvellous">marvellous</span>' <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="usurped">usurped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é: '<span word="awesome">awesome</span>'.</p><p>如今，“<span word="marvellous">marvellous</span>”等英式词汇已经被“<span word="awesome">awesome</span>”等美式口语所取代。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="gradual">gradual</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="charted">charted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lancaster">Lancaster</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="of">of</span> '<span word="cheerio">cheerio</span>', '<span word="pussy">pussy</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>', '<span word="marmalade">marmalade</span>' <span word="and">and</span> '<span word="fortnight">fortnight</span>', <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="anglophones">anglophones</span>.</p><p>剑桥大学和兰卡斯特大学的研究人员通过图表反映了这种语言现象的演变。根据图表，“<span word="cheerio">cheerio</span>”（再见）、“<span word="pussy">pussy</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>”（小猫咪）、“<span word="marmalade">marmalade</span>”（果酱）等英式英语词汇的使用呈现下降趋势，几乎已被英语母语人士所抛弃。</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="captivated">captivated</span> <span word="by">by</span> '<span word="Walkmans">Walkmans</span>', <span word="today">today</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="of">of</span> '<span word="online">online</span>' <span word="and">and</span> '<span word="smartphone">smartphone</span>'.</p><p>20世纪90年代风靡一时的“<span word="Walkman">Walkman</span>”（随身听）如今也被“<span word="online">online</span>”（网上）和“<span word="smartphone">smartphone</span>”（智能手机）等新词所代替。</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="like">like</span> '<span word="catalogue">catalogue</span>' <span word="and">and</span> '<span word="drawers">drawers</span>', <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="regulars">regulars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="sayings">sayings</span> <span word="like">like</span> '<span word="Facebook">Facebook</span>', '<span word="internet">internet</span>', '<span word="Google">Google</span>', '<span word="essentially">essentially</span>' <span word="and">and</span> '<span word="treadmill">treadmill</span>'.</p>
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