Language change
- Created by: Lauren Ellis
- Created on: 29-05-13 19:03
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- Language Change
- Grammatical Change
- Function of words - nouns e.g. facebook, text are now verbs due to new technology
- adjectives used instead of adverbs
- standard english - adverbs used with past participles
- early 18th centuray - contractions very common in written and spoken english e.g. she'll
- past participles - contracted to show final syllable wasnt said e.g. defer'd
- Word order - verb+subject+ object in early modern english (1500-1700)
- auxillary verbs like 'do' used start of question now late modern english (1700)
- since 1700, sentences shorter, syntax less complicated, simplier puctuation - less formal (fewer commas and semicolans)
- Capitalised nouns frequently until 18th centuary
- Comapritive and Superlative adjectives inflections exist late modern english and now
- Phonological Change
- 1400-1600 - long vowels of middle english changes - great vowel shift
- consonats have changed- 19th centuary 'ing' used my middle and upper class
- social factors affect speech- change context or people talking to
- RP - standard english - associated with queen english - prestige - well educated
- Estuary English - cockeney accent - seen commercially - influcence by media causing quite commen, copying radio or TV presenters
- Present day english - schwa - generic vowel sound we use instead of fully pronoucing vowel - everyday speech
- Grammatical Change
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