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Early Modern English (1450 - 1750 AD)
Description
Mind Map of Frameworks about EME
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english language
language variation
early modern english
english language
language variation
a - level
Mind Map by
Eleanor H
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Resource summary
Early Modern English (1450 - 1750 AD)
Key Dates, People, Events etc
1400 - 1600 Great Vowel Shift
long vowel sounds less like French
1476 William Caxton sets up first British printing press
uses Oxford-Cambridge-London triangle/East Midlands dialect as standard for spelling
centre of learning, technology and power
still had many variations
prestige created
1526 William Tyndale prints translation of the Bible
Bible available to more people in own tongue
idioms and sayings become part of language
1534 Act of Supremacy
religious power given to the throne
1611 King James translation of Bible published
Lexis
'Inkhorn' Terms
from Latin and Greek as scientific discoveries increased with need for new words to describe new concepts and ideas
some people liked, others opposed - but both sides felt strongly
Latinates
Affixation and inheritance of affixes from Latin and Greek
neologisms created
Shakespearean influence
Hyphenated compounds
Neologisms
Semantics
Archaic meanings
Grammar
Shakespearean influence
Grammatical Conversion
Random punctuation
Double Negatives
Double Comparatives
Archaic Pronouns
Archaic Verb Endings
e.g. "-eth" and "-est"
Syntax
Long, complex sentences
Latin influcence
Lots of subordinate clauses
Orthography
Inconsistent, no standard
however printing had an influence
some attempts made
dependent on accent/dialect
Interchangeable i/y and u/v
Terminal 'e's
Letter Doubling
Phonology
Great Vowel Shift
may affect orthography
Covert Prestige
Graphology
Less decorated
First printed letters looked like handwriting
Familiarity
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