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English Language change dates!
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- 1Periods of EnglishOld English - 450-1050
Middle English - 1050-1450
Early Modern English - 1450-1750
Modern English -1750 -1900
Contemporary - 1900 to present - 21066Norman Invasion. Split language use in England. French was considered prestigious. Lead to many Latinate and French borrowings
- 31467Caxton's printing press in England. Replicates language easily and English books appear making language accessible
- 41525Tyndale Bible is the first illegal English translation
- 51551Rise of Grammarians in 16th Century. John Hart's book on punctuation
- 61586William Bullkor's 'A Brief Grammar of English' focused on grammar
- 71604Cawdrey's Dictionary very simple and brief definitions
- 81611King James Bible is first commissioned English Bible. Still ued today along with idioms e.g. salt of the earth
- 916th - early 17th CenturyShakespeare often credited with introducing many words and idioms. Used affixation and conversion
Inkhorn Controversy- brought in new words to English language from the Classics deemed pretentious - 101755Dr Johnson's Dictionary tried to set a standard for orthography as well as defining words by their etymology
- 1117th Century - 1776Found America and then it became independant
- 121760-1800Industrial Revolution - link to functional theory
- 1318th CenturyRobert Lowth wanted English to be more like Latin
- 141870Education Act making schooling compulsory until age 12. Improved literacy rates. Some local variation in spellings e.g burned and burnt
- 151884OED was born
- 161922BBC Radio on television 10 yrs later
- 17Overt and Covert PrestigeLabov,
Covert Prestige = language gains prestige for being different to Standard
Overt Prestige = Standard is prestigious - 18Howard Giles Accomodation theoryConvergence = move speech closer to another
Divergence = move speech away from a person
Downwad convergence = moves accent down social ladder from RP to working class
Upward convergence = Up social ladder
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