18th Century Flashcards
When was the Industrial Revolution?
1760 - 1840
When was Samuel Johnson’s dictionary published?
1755
What was the influences of the reformation during this period?
It caused tensions between Protestant and catholic groups
Led to the rise in religious articles and documents
Who was the prescriptivist grammarians of this time?
Murray and Lowthe
What were the influences of the prescriptivist grammarians?
- Removal of multiple negation
- Order of precedence was introduced
- Never end a sentence with a preposition
- To never split an infinitive
What are the differences between Latinate and German words?
- Latinate words are more open in their meanings (communicate) whereas German words are more direct (tell)
What did Michael Faraday introduce to the language?
- Massive range of lexicon from different fields such as physics
- Latin remained the basis of neologisms as the field of science advanced
What is the ampersand?
Latinate symbol used to represent “and” it was most commonly used in informal texts
What was the name of the first newspaper?
The daily courant
Who was Noah Webster and what did he do?
In 1789 he published the first American spelling book
When was the first newspaper published?
1702
Who was Jonathon Swift and what did he do?
He proposed the creation of a language academy to regulate English and ascertain the English language
When did the observer begin publication?
In 1791
What were the attitudes towards women?
Economic law states that all possessions of a woman were her husbands
Heavily patriarchal society
What was the influence of Samuel L Jonson’s dictionary?
Prescriptivist grammarian
Removed words that he found unfashionable
