Study sets matching "change english"
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Political Correctness (PC)
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Linguistic Reflection theory
Cameron (1995)
The belief that we shouldn't tolerate the use of language whic…
Our language controls the way we view the world. If we don't h…
Our thoughts are reflected in language so if we change languag…
Wrote a book entitled 'Verbal Hygiene' where she stated that P…
Political Correctness (PC)
The belief that we shouldn't tolerate the use of language whic…
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Our language controls the way we view the world. If we don't h…
Political Correctness (PC)
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Linguistic Reflection theory
Cameron (1995)
The belief that we shouldn't tolerate the use of language whic…
PC is based on the idea that language shapes thought. If we do…
Our thoughts are reflected in language so if we change languag…
Wrote a book entitled 'Verbal Hygiene' where she stated that P…
Political Correctness (PC)
The belief that we shouldn't tolerate the use of language whic…
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
PC is based on the idea that language shapes thought. If we do…
Political Correctness (PC)
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Linguistic Reflection theory
Cameron (1995)
The belief that we shouldn't tolerate the use of language whic…
PC is based on the idea that language shapes thought. If we do…
Our thoughts are reflected in language so if we change languag…
Wrote a book entitled 'Verbal Hygiene' where she stated that P…
Political Correctness (PC)
The belief that we shouldn't tolerate the use of language whic…
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
PC is based on the idea that language shapes thought. If we do…
William Caxton
Great Vowel Shift
John Cheke
Shakespeare
1476 - brought printing press to Britain
1350-1500 Great change in English pronunication
1514-57 Was against 'inkhorn terms' (words created from Latin…
1564-1616 Created (or recorded) many words for the very first…
William Caxton
1476 - brought printing press to Britain
Great Vowel Shift
1350-1500 Great change in English pronunication
affixation
amelioration
derived from Old English
broadening
creation of word by adding a prefix or suffix
word's meaning becomes more positive over time
word derived from Anglo Saxon language roots
word's meaning that has got wider over time
affixation
creation of word by adding a prefix or suffix
amelioration
word's meaning becomes more positive over time
Political Correctness (PC)
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Linguistic Reflection theory
Cameron (1995)
The belief that we shouldn't tolerate the use of language whic…
PC is based on the idea that language shapes thought. If we do…
Our thoughts are reflected in language so if we change languag…
Wrote a book entitled 'Verbal Hygiene' where she stated that P…
Political Correctness (PC)
The belief that we shouldn't tolerate the use of language whic…
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
PC is based on the idea that language shapes thought. If we do…
Suzanne Romaine
Bex (1996)
Sharon Goodman (1996)
Harvey and Shalom
External and Internal history of language:... Internal: Formation…
Generic labels=used to describe texts which have similar langu…
Sharon Goodman talks about two different aspects of language c…
Taboo language.... Taboo language (curse words) has become more a…
Suzanne Romaine
External and Internal history of language:... Internal: Formation…
Bex (1996)
Generic labels=used to describe texts which have similar langu…
Political Correctness (PC)
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Linguistic Reflection theory
Cameron (1995)
The belief that we shouldn't tolerate the use of language whic…
PC is based on the idea that language shapes thought. If we do…
Our thoughts are reflected in language so if we change languag…
Wrote a book entitled 'Verbal Hygiene' where she stated that P…
Political Correctness (PC)
The belief that we shouldn't tolerate the use of language whic…
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
PC is based on the idea that language shapes thought. If we do…
Old English - 400 - 1150
Middle English - 1150 - 1450
Early Modern English - 1450 - 1700
Great Vowel Shift - 1400 - 1600 (15th t…
-Anglo-Saxon and Norse... -Interchangeable letters left over from…
Old English with French added... Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Printing Press - William Caxton - 1476 - standardisation, punc…
Great Vowel Shift - 1400 - 1600 (15th to 17th Century)
Old English - 400 - 1150
-Anglo-Saxon and Norse... -Interchangeable letters left over from…
Middle English - 1150 - 1450
Old English with French added... Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Political Correctness (PC)
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Linguistic Reflection theory
Cameron (1995)
The belief that we shouldn't tolerate the use of language whic…
PC is based on the idea that language shapes thought. If we do…
Our thoughts are reflected in language so if we change languag…
Wrote a book entitled 'Verbal Hygiene' where she stated that P…
Political Correctness (PC)
The belief that we shouldn't tolerate the use of language whic…
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
PC is based on the idea that language shapes thought. If we do…
centrifugal force
centripetal force
conversion
cultural capital
impact of language users who invent new usages and constantly…
force upon language which comes from authoritative sources whi…
word changing from one word class to another
non-financial social assets that promote social mobility beyon…
centrifugal force
impact of language users who invent new usages and constantly…
centripetal force
force upon language which comes from authoritative sources whi…
Pre 43BC: Pre Anglo Saxon Takeover
Romans 10AD
477- 547AD Celts, Angles and Saxons
597AD: St Augustine
Varieties of Celtic spoken, but no standard way of speaking it…
Romans brought in Latin, and in turn, Celtics borrowed certain…
Celts were pushed up to Wales and Scotland while the Angles in…
St Augustine and the Christian Missionaries come from Rome to…
Pre 43BC: Pre Anglo Saxon Takeover
Varieties of Celtic spoken, but no standard way of speaking it…
Romans 10AD
Romans brought in Latin, and in turn, Celtics borrowed certain…
David Crystal
David Crystal- Indian English
Kachru, 1992- Reasons for the spread of…
Kanidah- Reasons for the spread
Language becomes a global language because of the people that…
British English 'I think it's going to rain'. Indian English '…
First language- from the united kingdom to countries where nat…
Colonisation- These were countries formerly colonised by the B…
David Crystal
Language becomes a global language because of the people that…
David Crystal- Indian English
British English 'I think it's going to rain'. Indian English '…
diachronic change
synchronic change
coinage
neologisms
study of the history and evolution of language
study of language at a point in time
the creation of new words
the new words
diachronic change
study of the history and evolution of language
synchronic change
study of language at a point in time
The Journey of the English Language
What dialect is closest to that of OE
Anglos, Saxons and Jutes
The Romans?
What started as a guttural, tribal dialect,seemingly isolated…
Just after dawn,in a foreign country,on a flat shore,by the No…
The west Germanic tribeswho invented these wordswere a war-lik…
The Germanic tribes weren't the first to invade our shores.Mor…
The Journey of the English Language
What started as a guttural, tribal dialect,seemingly isolated…
What dialect is closest to that of OE
Just after dawn,in a foreign country,on a flat shore,by the No…
semantic change
amelioration
pejoration
weakening
words that remain part of a language for many years often chan…
develops positive meaning... example: nice... before: foolish... now: g…
develops negative meaning... example: notorious ... before: well kno…
word loses strength of meaning ... example: soon/presently... before…
semantic change
words that remain part of a language for many years often chan…
amelioration
develops positive meaning... example: nice... before: foolish... now: g…
the long s
newspaper layout
magazine
graphology of modern books
left over from old english and continued use into late modern…
black and white... no illustration... text was small
font on top of glossy picture... different font types and colours…
earliest books had 2 columns per page, large margins for makin…
the long s
left over from old english and continued use into late modern…
newspaper layout
black and white... no illustration... text was small
nouns
definitive article
18th century
19th century
capitalised more frequently until 18th century
now used less with certain nouns e.g. "The Russians" became "R…
standardisation... formal and hierarchical society... writing valued…
cont. standardisation... changes in class attitudes... universal edu…
nouns
capitalised more frequently until 18th century
definitive article
now used less with certain nouns e.g. "The Russians" became "R…
political correctness
Diachronic change
Synchronic change
change from above
They are words or phrases used to replace those that are deeme…
Change over time
The study of language change at a particular moment in time.
someone above everyone who changes the language (eg government…
political correctness
They are words or phrases used to replace those that are deeme…
Diachronic change
Change over time
affixation
amelioration
derived from Old English
broadening
creation of word by adding a prefix or suffix
word's meaning becomes more positive over time
word derived from Anglo Saxon language roots
word's meaning that has got wider over time
affixation
creation of word by adding a prefix or suffix
amelioration
word's meaning becomes more positive over time
Coinage
Loan words
Affixes
Prefixes
Creation of new words
Words taken from other languages eg alcohol from Arabic
Prefixes and suffixes added to existing words
Letters added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning.
Coinage
Creation of new words
Loan words
Words taken from other languages eg alcohol from Arabic
William Caxton
Great Vowel Shift
John Cheke
Shakespeare
1476 - brought printing press to Britain
1350-1500 Great change in English pronunication
1514-57 Was against 'inkhorn terms' (words created from Latin…
1564-1616 Created (or recorded) many words for the very first…
William Caxton
1476 - brought printing press to Britain
Great Vowel Shift
1350-1500 Great change in English pronunication