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Early Modern English
English used in the period between approximately 1500 and 1800 CE.
Marked by a relatively sudden and distinct change in the pronunciation and the inclusion of European lexis and classical lexis of Latin and Greek.
Graphology
The study of writing forms such as the alphabet.
The writing system of a language, as well as other visual elements on the page.
Grammar
The rules for organising meaning in a language.
Relates to the rules for the appropriate use of a language.
Pragmatics
How the context in which words or phrases are used affects their meaning.
The study of the ways in which language is used in its social context.
Orthography
The part of language concerned with letters and spelling.
Phonology
The pronunciation and sound patterns which affect our understanding of words.
Morphology
The structure of words with their meaning.
Lexis
The words of a language.
Semantics
The study of the meanings of words.
Syntax
The order of words in a sentence.
Old English
The language of the Anglo-Saxon settlers in Britain which was the main language until approximately 1100 CE.
Very different in structure from Modern English although a significant amount of modern English lexis is closely derived from Old English.
Middle English
The spoken and written English language which emerged after the Norman invasion and which eventually developed into Early Modern English in about 1500.
Great Vowel Shift
A series of changes which lasted approximately 200 years from 1350 CE onwards, in the pronunciation of English, affecting vowels.
Late Modern English
The English used in the period after 1800 CE until the present day - the change was initiated by scientific and social developments, and a desire to establish rules of language.
Colonialism
When a country claims ownership and takes control another land, usually accompanied by an intention to gain wealth from the products of that country.
