Language Change - (Early Modern English) 5.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? English LanguageA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Emilie TomlinsonCreated on: 29-04-13 11:58 Who made the first printing press? William Caxton, in 1467. 1 of 21 Tell me about the William Tyndale Bible... Published: 1525. He was executed, as it was against the law to translate the Bible into English at the time. 2 of 21 Tell me about the King James Bible... Published: 1611, and is still published and used today. 3 of 21 Name the three Grammarians... John Hart, William Bullokar and Robert Lowth. 4 of 21 What did the Grammarians want to do? Impose standardised rules to the English language, in order to prevent informal and influenced versions of the language. 5 of 21 What is 'lexical expansion'? New lexicon was introduced to the language, and Shakespeare was a contributor. 6 of 21 What are two examples of words which Shakespeare introduced? 'Swashing' and 'gnarling'. 7 of 21 What was the 'Inkhorn Controversy'? The additon of foreign words to English caused controversy amongst writers. 8 of 21 Name two people who were against Inhorn terms? Thomas Wilson and John Cheke. 9 of 21 Name the 4 processes of Inhorn terms... Prefixation, Compounding, conversion and suffixation. 10 of 21 What is suffixation? Adding a suffix to the end of a word, to create a new word. 11 of 21 What is compounding? Combining two words together to create a new word. 12 of 21 What is prefixation? Adding a prefix to the beginning of a word to create a new word. 13 of 21 Give an example of prefixation... 'Nonsense' 14 of 21 Give an example of suffixation... 'Relaxation' 15 of 21 Give an example of conversion... 'Season' 16 of 21 Give an example of compounding... 'Thermometer' 17 of 21 Who produced the first dictionary in 1604? Robert Cawdrey, 'A Table Alphabetical' 18 of 21 How many words were listed in Cawdrey's Dictionary? Around 2,500. 19 of 21 When was Samuel Johnson's dictionary published? 1755. 20 of 21 How many words were listed in Johnson's dictionary? Around 43,000 words. 21 of 21
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