Present Day English

Question 1

Present day English (PDE) time period

Answer 1

1900s+

Question 2

Influences to lang during PDE

Answer 2

New technology/developments - new words
American English - one of the most influential dialects - US 40% bigger than UK
Emergence of social media

Question 3

Grammar PDE

Answer 3

Split infinitives - more common “to boldly go”
Fill stops - used in diff places. Wasting. My. Time
Pronouns - singular, they, gender neutral
Denominalisation - convert a noun to a verb - ghosting

Question 4

Graphological change PDE

Answer 4

Emoticons - Emojis - GIFS
Memes - social media
Subtitles on videos
WhatsApp- text box around message so less use of full stops - evident where sentence end

Question 5

Lexical chnage PDE

Answer 5

Dictionary additions - glamping/YOLO
goblin mode - BeReal, reject societal norms, increased after covid
Swearing = less taboo, “lang evolves and taboos weaken’ “that test was shit” - difference between swearing and abuse
Words of C21st - bromance, podcast, vlog, selfie

Question 6

20th century words

Answer 6

1900 - windscreen, vacuum cleaner
1910 - segregation, depression
1920 - trenches, trench coat
1930 - robot and motel (blend)
1940 - bubble bath, concentration camps
1950 - tracksuits, garlic bread
1960 - flares, homophobia
1970 - debit card, heavy metal
1980 - massive, biodiversity
1990 - girl power and European Union (EU)
2024 - girl dinner, the ick
EVIDENT RHAT NEOLOGISMS MATCH EVENTS IN TIME PERIOD - war, tech dev, social media