Q2 - Variation over time Flashcards
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The Renaissance
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- 15th - 16 century
- French for rebirth
- Had cultural, intellectual and scientific advances
- Idea of humanism which is that man were at the heart of human endeavor due to increasing distrust within the church
- copiousness - important in linguistic diversion of eloquence as people wanted to bring back obsolete words
- standardization was also more common in dictionaries
- impact on English lang is that it bought about significant impacts on cultural and linguistic transformations
- create works in its own vernacular
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William Caxton : Printing Press
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- 15th century
- there was no standardization in the English language and so he had to choose what words, spelling and grammar etc should be used
- therefore, his choice of words helped to create a more standardized English
- homogenized regional dialects and adopted the most common London dialect
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The Reformation
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- 16th century
- prior to this the Bible was only available in Latin to avoid people straying away from dominant doctrines
- the great Bible helped the process of standardization in the English language and there was a shift towards using more english in churches
- had to create new words in order to actually translate the Bible successfully
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First English Dictionary
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- 1604
- status was now becoming heavily based off class as well as your ability to speak good standardized English and your knowledge of the language
- rise of the British empire also heavily influenced the spread of English and created more varieties in dialects
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Late Modern English
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- 19th century
- Differences in vocab were becoming more common and obvious
- Due to the industrial revolution which necessitated words for things and ideas which didn’t previously exist
- Advancements in tech etc which led to more neologisms
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19th century Britain
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- middle classes started looking at dictionaries for help and linguistic correctness was important in education
