Language Change Examples Through the Ages Flashcards
What is a word from politics that is now in English?
Brexit
Name the Eras of English in Order with their century’s
Old English 449-1100 AD Middle English 1100-1500 ADEarly modern English 1500-1800 ADLate Modern English 1800-Present day Present Day English (Now)
How has Shakespeare changed English?
Invented lots of new words such as Bandit and Lonely
Who invented the term YOLO and when?
⁶𓅓, 2011
How has science and technology added to the English Language?
New scientific things and technology need new labels so more words are made
What are some science and technology words and when wer they created?
Liver (1450)Vaccines (1800)Motorway (1890)
How does movement of people and language contact change English?
We get new words from other countries
What are some words we have got from colonisation and when did we get them?
Cannibal (1550)Zombie (1871)
How does fashion and tastes in language use affect English?
New fashion objects need words to label them Language tastes may make new words or kill old ones
What is a word which came from change in fashion tastes?
Cummerbund (1610)
What modern communication development affects taste in language use?
Computer Mediated Communication
How has CMC affected taste in language use?
More abbreviations and acronyms
CMC language use example?
LOL (Added to Dictionary in 2011)
How did Roman Missionaries affect taste in language use?
English Locals liked Christianity so took back some Latin words
What is a word England got from Christian Missionaries? What year did they get it?
Martyr (600 AD)
What type of words did Vikings give England?
More savage verbs
What is a word obtained from Vikings and when did England get it?
Die (Around 800AD)
What Early Modern English event made a change in social changes of attitudes towards English?
The Golden Age of English Literature
Why did the Golden Age of English literature change attitudes to English?
Writers chose to write in English
Who were some Golden Age of English Literature writers?
Shakespeare, Marvell, Donne, Milton
Name a word not derived from French or Latin which came around in the Golden Age of literature era
Lonely
What event happened near the end of the Old English Era affecting attitudes towards English?
Norman’s conquering Britain
Why did French Victory in 1066 affect English?
English Language was branded as informal and low status
How was the Norman dialect seen?
High status and to be used for religious and state matters
What is the term for 2 languages different to each other existing for different social functions?
Diglossia
What is a word obtained from The Norman’s?
Merchant (1150 AD)
