Eme

Question 1

What caused the shift to Early Modern English

Answer 1

Invention of the printing press
Development of laws and gov in central London - Latin stops being used

Question 2

Time of eme

Answer 2

1400-1800

Question 3

Some reasons for the rise of eme

Answer 3

1500 - great vowel shift changed pronunciation of vowels
1580-1615 - Shakespeare plays contributed to vocab syntax, expressive style

Question 4

Reasons for consolidation of eme

Answer 4

1604 - Robert cawdrey’s first English dictionary reflected interest in standardization
1660 - renassaince in science standardized technical terms and imported Latin/greek words into English
1662 - book of common prayer helped consolidate English religious language

Question 5

Transition to late modern English reasons 1700-1800

Answer 5

1755 - Samuel Johnson works on dictionary of English language & standardized spelling and punctuation
1794 - Murray’s English grammar used Latin rules to define good usage eg sentence shouldn’t end in preposition

Question 6

Why is spelling different today to in EME

Answer 6

• spelling now standardized, wasn’t then ( <y> <v> graphemes used interchangeably)</v></y>
• moved further from gvc so have lost more silent e
• use graphemes v and u differently now. One indicates consonant sound, one indicate vowel sound.