Will American and British English become separate languages?

We are not in the position (with linguistics alone) to say whether American and British dialects will evolve together or apart. If, say, a calamity destroyed all technology but basic shipping, then we can expect the dialects to evolve into separate languages. Linguistics cannot predict these changes.

Is American English diverging?

This can be attributed to the divergence of American English in the early 18th century when Americans started spelling words as they sounded. British English has retained the spelling of words it has absorbed from other languages, such as French and German.

Can a dialect evolve and eventually become a language?

Historically, when two dialects are in close enough continuous contact with each other, they will often remain mutually intelligible. With enough separation in time and space, though, dialects will eventually turn into separate languages as the two become more and more distinct.

Is American English more proper?

English is grammatically correct in the UK, American English is grammatically correct in the USA. Both are by definition correct. “Grammar” is the set of rules prescribing correct usage.

Why is there no official language in USA?

In fact, the US has no official language. “The Founding Fathers didn’t see a need to declare one,” Dr. Wayne Wright, a professor of language and literacy at Purdue University, told CNN. “English was pretty much the dominant language of the United States at the time so there really wasn’t a need to protect it.

Will America have its own language?

In fact, the US has no official language. People in this country have been speaking languages other than English since before the founding of the republic. In fact, common languages spoken throughout the 13 colonies included Dutch, French and German, not to mention the many languages spoken by Native Americans.

How are British and American English different?

The most noticeable difference between American and British English is vocabulary. There are hundreds of everyday words that are different. For example, Brits call the front of a car the bonnet, while Americans call it the hood. Americans go on vacation, while Brits go on holidays, or hols.