Language Change Orthography

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  • Created on: 06-03-17 14:25

5th Century

Runic Alphabet -Futhorc

Anglo-saxon

first written language

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6th Century

Roman Alphabet

Christian missionaries- Rome

Removed J,Q,V,K,Z

Included Runic symbols

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6th Century

Old English

Phonetic language

influenced by dialect (60 known spellings of night)

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11th Century

1066

abandoned some letter æ

new letters eg K, Q, X, Z, T

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1100-1500

Old English 

Phonetic spellings 

influenced by dialect 

60 known spellings for the word night 

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14th Century- 18th Century

1066- Norman conquest

abandoned some letters æ

New letters added to language - K,W,X,Z,T

Less runic symbols used 

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Renaissance Period

renaissance period

Becomes less phonetic

Etymology- Taking words back to root

Latin prestige- Borrowings taken back to latin root

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18th Century

Late Modern English

Long S - Old English

Printing press standardised

French Printer - Didot, Long S not included influenced John Bell.

Production of dictionaries encouraged the standardisation of spelling

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19th Century

Late Modern English

More consistent spelling 

standardised spelling 

sohooling offered to children - drive for literate society

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20-21st Century

Modern English 

spelling rules published and taught - standardisation due to set curriculum 

emergence of non standard english - text messages 

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