Historical change - Standardisation Flashcards
What is the Chancery Standard?
An agreed form of English. The first attempt to create a single code of English.
Based on a East Midland dialect
When did William Caxton bring the printing press to Britain?
1476
How did Caxton standardise the publication of books?
By using his own dialect - he found it hard to decide what dialect to use.
Who was John Cheke?
A prescriptivist.
Didn’t like how English was moving away from Germanic roots.
How was John Cheke unsuccessful?
He couldn’t change the language.
You can’t control change.
How many new words did a Shakespeare include in Hamlet alone? Give examples of them.
600
“Obscene”
“Radiance”
What words did we gain from the British Empire?
Avocado Coffee Ketchup Tobacco Potatoes
Where did Walter Raleigh explore in 1492?
South America
What words came from Latin and Greek in science and discovery?
Telescope
Stethoscope
Thermometer
What was the Reformation?
When Henry VIII established the a Church of England in 1534. There was a desire to publish a bible in English.
He did all this for the annulment of his marriage.
What was the King James Bible?
The ‘official’ translation of the Bible that took 30 scholars to complete.
What was Cawdrey’s Table Alphabeticall?
A list of 2500 words that included synonyms to explain their meanings
