Lang. Change Theory 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage variation and discoursesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: HannahCreated on: 23-05-14 15:02 When did William Caxton introduce the printing press to Britain? 1476 1 of 17 Which dialect did he choose to print this work in? The East Midlands dialect. 2 of 17 What did Mulcaster push for? English to be used ovre Latin. 3 of 17 In which year/publication? 1582, 'Elementarie' 4 of 17 Who published the first grammar or English and when? William Bullokar, 1586 5 of 17 When was 'Table Alphabeticall' published? 1604 6 of 17 By which author? Robert Cawdrey 7 of 17 How many definitions did it have? 3,000 8 of 17 How many definitions did the third edition of 'Universal Etymological English Dictionary' have? 60,000 9 of 17 When was it published? 1736 10 of 17 By who? Bailey 11 of 17 How many definitions did Samuel Johnson's dictionary have? 40,000 with 116,000 quotes from literary sources as support. 12 of 17 Which three linguists claimed that the words children hear affec their perceptions of the gender-appropriateness of certain careers? Miller, Casey and Swift 13 of 17 What did Mills claim alone? That gender-neutral language in adverts leads to men and women applying in equal proportion. 14 of 17 What was the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis? Language determines the way we view the world, so people who speak different languages perceive the world differently. 15 of 17 Which group did Whorf study? The Hopi Indians of North America. 16 of 17 What were the flaws of the study? Whorf studied only one man, visiting his place of origin only once. Not reflective of an entire community. 17 of 17
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