why people think american is a language?

Question

american is not a language(it's called english) but on my previous question somone said something about the american language and i want to know since when did america have and official language and i didn't know it was called "american" maybe it's just me but is american a language?

Answer 1

I've been to britian, they choose their words differently, and they use different pronounciation of words. Yes we both speak English but American is becoming a dialect, and might become its own language. If you can listen to a real british person from britton speak, you might have a very hard time understanding them, then maybe you will understand.

Answer 2

It's called American English. No, it's not an official language, but you'll notice the English speak English too. But the words are different. It's called Queens English.

Answer 3

American English is a dialect of English, after all, Americans don't use the language in the same way the British do. I find it acceptable, if the distinction is to be made, to shorten that and just call it American.

Answer 4

Hello jdukenumber1

Language is a system of signals, such as voice sounds, gestures or written symbols, that encode or decode information.

Human spoken and written languages can be described as a system of symbols.

Language learning is normal in human childhood. There are thousands of human languages.

Our offical language is English. However we citizens which were born and raised in Oklahoma, speak a little different style of English thatn those that are born and raised in Georgia,or California. Our hand gestures are somewhat different than say those in New York. There is even a small difference in an Okie living in a city and one living in a small town or the country.

The deaf mute have a language. Depending on their orgin is what they speak.

I hope that this has come to your aid.

Do have a good day.

Answer 5

I am a natural born American citizen and I speak two languages daily. I speak English, and Spanish. I do not know of a language called American. But then again What do I know I am just a collage graduate.

Answer 6

While we speak English, many people call it American because it has deviated so much from true English. It was brought to this country by the English people and as time went on, we butchered it. We added variations. For example, what we call an elevator is called a lift in England. Men's suspenders are called Braces. In this country we stand in a line for something, in England stand in a Cue, or Cuing. The subway in London is called The Underground. Also, regional dialects in this country abound. In certain areas soda is called pop. So, while the origins are English, we have "altered" it. But, the bottom line, is is referred to as English

Answer 7

Quite obviously we don't speak the same English in America that they do in England. That's why some call what we speak American English. Heck, we don't even speak the same American English consistently throughout the United States.

Answer 8

You're absolutely right. English is the correct name for our language. There is an American dialect and we have American slang but not our own language. That person may have made an honest mistake or that person really was ignorant.

Answer 9

American English is a dialect of English not a language by itself. there are many dialects of English but it has become popular in the last few years to say American rather than English.

Answer 10

"American" can reasonably be called a language, or more properly, I think, a dialect. English as spoken by Brits differs from that spoken by Aussies, and both differ from that spoken by Yanks. I'll just have to remember, when visiting Britain and getting my rental car serviced, that when the service tech asks to "open the bonnet" that he is not referring to a woman wearing a hat.