Language change over time - theories & influential figures Flashcards
1
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What did the Normans do?
A
Introduced French words to the English language.
2
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What did the Renaissance bring to the English language?
A
Introduced many Greek and Latin terms.
3
Q
What did Shakespeare do?
A
He was responsible for the coinage of many words.
4
Q
Who was Jonathon Swift?
A
The author of ‘Gulliver’s travels’. Hugeeee prescriptivist, hated the youth and their new ‘trendy’ language.
5
Q
Who made the crumbling castle metaphor & what is it?
A
Jean Aitchison. It means that language should be preserved as it is and not left to crumble away. Prescriptivist viewpoint.
6
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What did Dr. Johnson do?
A
Made a dictionary in an attempt to standardise language.
