historical attitudes to lexical change Flashcards
1
Q
why was there an increased sense of national pride in the 16th to 17th centuries?
A
a return to english following many years of french rule led to an increased sense of national pride
2
Q
how did writers expand the english vocabulary?
A
by coining new words, using compounding or affixation, or borrowing from the classical languages latin and greek and from the romance languages: french, spanish, italian, and portuguese
3
Q
who wrote ‘The Arte of Rhetorique’?
A
thomas wilson
4
Q
when was ‘The Arte Of Rhetorique’ published?
A
1553
5
Q
in literal terms, what was an ink horn?
A
a vessel for carrying ink
6
Q
what was meant by ‘ink horn terms’?
A
foreign borrowing into english considered unnecessary or overly pretentious
