Sac 1 Part 1- Creating The Standard Flashcards

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Main events of standardisation

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  • emergence of London as a political centre
  • famous poet Chaucer helped give prestige to London dialect
  • London was heart of rich agricultural area
  • William Caxton set up first printing presses
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Define codify

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To compile a systematic account of a language by providing dictionaries or grammars

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