41. Expanding Lexicon Flashcards
(60-61) (6 cards)
1
Q
When did English grammar, dictionary and pronunciation guide books appear?
A
In the 17th and 18th centuries.
2
Q
What’s Royal society’s influence?
A
They lay down certain rules, encouraged a more scientific style.
3
Q
What’s neoclassical style?
A
It’s plain. It allowed fuller communication with the expanding middle classes.
4
Q
What reinforces simplicity?
A
Heroic couplets developed by Pope and Dryden.
5
Q
What did Swift think of the changes in the language?
A
Constant changes could lead to corruption and disorder in the language.
6
Q
Who’s the author of “English Grammar”?
A
Lindley Murray.
