History of English: Late Modern English

Question 1

3 reasons why lots of new words were invented in this time

Answer 1

Industrial revolutionRise Of the British Empire Increased urbanisation?

Question 2

Reason for Industrial Revolution impacting English

Answer 2

New industries and technology requires new words

Question 3

Reasons for why Rise of the British Empire impacted English

Answer 3

More colonies in other parts of the world means picking up new words

Question 4

Reasons why Urbanisation impacted English

Answer 4

People living closer together from different backgrounds results in convergence of speech

Question 5

When did the Industrial Revolution occur?

Answer 5

1750-1850

Question 6

Why did new inventions mean new words were needed?

Answer 6

Because lots of things that hadn’t existed before now needed labels

Question 7

What is Linguistic Imperialism?

Answer 7

When a Language enters a new area and becomes the new high status language

Question 8

What is English Linguistic Imperialism similar to?

Answer 8

When the Normans conquered England

Question 9

What did England do with their language once colonising nations?

Answer 9

Made the language establish power and high status

Question 10

What is Linguicism?

Answer 10

When some 1st language English speakers get conscious about their languages spot in the linguistic hierarchy

Question 11

How might English colonised country’s see the English language?

Answer 11

They see the language as having a violent past