Early Modern English Flashcards
1
Q
Time period?
A
1450AD-1750AD
2
Q
William Caxton
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Printing press- standardisation of English choosing East Midland dialect as common tongue
Hand written books obsolete
3
Q
Education (3)
A
More books=literacy increased
Half London could read by end of time period
Increase in schools
4
Q
Language change (2)
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Influx of foreign words encouraged writers to create new words
Thomas Elyot used “augment” and “enrich”
5
Q
Robert Cawdrey
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‘A Table Alphabeticall’- first single-language English dictionary ever published, milestone for standard English
