Introduction 3
Chapter I. Historical background of the English Language 6
1.1 A short history of the origins and development of English. 6
1.2 Varieties of English 11
Chapter II. Peculiarities of British and American Variants in the English Language 24
2.1 Peculiarities of American and British English and their Differences 24
2.2 American and British English Lexical Differences 29
2.3 Grammatical Peculiarities of American and British English 34
Conclusion 55
Bibliography 58
Appendix 61