Language and Diversity 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage variation and discoursesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: 10dhallCreated on: 19-06-17 20:40 What is old English? 500 BC: Celts, 43BC - 450 AD: Romans, 450 AD: Anglo Saxon Jutes (gave us alphabet/day names) 1 of 5 What is middle English? 1066 - Norman invasion (gave us lexis for law and food; jury, beef), great vowel shifts 2 of 5 What is early modern English? 1808: English is mother tongue, 1476: Printing press (starts standardisation), 1525: Bible, (not handwritten) 1550: prescriptivists (heart and lowth), 1550: Shakespeare 3 of 5 What is modern English? 1746: Johnson's dictionary, 1870: Education requirement/act, 1884: Oxford dictionary 4 of 5 What was the great vowel shift? Long vowels shifted upwards and changed the way people spoke 5 of 5
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