Language Change
- Created by: Emily
- Created on: 07-01-13 20:59
Other questions in this quiz
2. Who established the first printing press that was an important step towards standardisation in English?
- Robert Lowth
- William Caxton
- Jonathan Swift
3. Why did contractions go out of fashion in the 18th century?
- Because people with a prescriptivist attitude like Jonathan Swift complained they were 'corrupting' English
- Because people became lazy and did not like to use them
- Because they were only used in text messages
4. What is compounding?
- The creation of a word by combining two separate words
- When two separate words are merged together
- When a word is 'borrowed' from another language
5. What was the name of the standard English accent in previous years and was also seen as the official accent of the BBC in 1922?
- London Regional Accent
- Received Pronunciation
- Standard English Pronunciation
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