Language Change 4.0 / 5 based on 4 ratings ? English LanguageLanguage ChangeA2/A-levelAQA Created by: indiathomas3Created on: 04-05-14 16:46 When was Early Modern English? 15th-17th century 1 of 17 What effect has the media had on language? a more casual, colloquial and speech-like register 2 of 17 How do we adapt existing words? morphology 3 of 17 What is a proprietary name? the name given to a product by one organisation becomes the commonly used term 4 of 17 What is amelioration? taking on a more positive meaning 5 of 17 The name of a word that loses the strength of its original meaning? weakening 6 of 17 When did Samuel Johnson release his dictionary? 1755 7 of 17 How has capitalisation changed from Early Modern English to now? no longer used for all nouns considered important 8 of 17 How has grammar been standardised? printing, prescriptivism, grammar books 9 of 17 What was the aim of standardisation? so people can communicate effectively 10 of 17 What is prescriptivism? an attitude to language that makes judgements about what is right and wrong 11 of 17 An attitude to language that doesn't make value judgements is...? descriptivism 12 of 17 What was Howard Giles' theory about? convergence and divergence 13 of 17 What were Jean Aitchison's three metaphors about people's worries about language change? damp-spoon syndrome, crumbling castle view, infectious disease assumption 14 of 17 When did the long 's' stop being used? 1800 15 of 17 What was society like in the 18th century? class-based and hierarchical 16 of 17 When did William Caxton invent the printing press? 1476 17 of 17
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