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Card 6
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Has the use of auxiliary verbs increased or decreased over time and why?
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Card 7
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Why did contractions go out of fashion in the 18th century?
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Card 8
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When did the most significant shift in pronunciation occur and what was this time called?
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Card 9
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What was the name of the standard English accent in previous years and was also seen as the official accent of the BBC in 1922?
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Card 10
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Who established the first printing press that was an important step towards standardisation in English?
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Card 11
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Whose publication called 'A Dictionary of the English Language' (1755) had a strong influence on standardising spelling?
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Card 12
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Name a famous linguist who was a prescriptivist...
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Card 13
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Name two foreign languages that have greatly influenced the English language...
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Card 14
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Name three things that have had a profound affects on language...
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