language change over time Flashcards
(9 cards)
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question 1a - spelling patterns
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- U/V interchange
- i/y interchange
- appended —-e
- compounding (her self to herself)
- representation of vowel sounds (chuse choose)
- double or single consonants
- influence of other languages (french; que instead of k)
2
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question 1a wording
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the [word class] “[word]” shows [spelling pattern]
- as it is pre-standardisation
- whereas PDE uses []
3
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question 1b - standardisation
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- spelling inconsistency
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capitalisation of common nouns
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v - semantic change
4
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question 1b - wording
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the [word class] “[word/words]” shows/has undergone [change] because the text is prestandardisation/to show a different meaning
5
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question 1c - archaic grammatical features
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present tense second person verb forms
; you blow ; you blowest -
present tense third person verb forms
; he shows ; he showeth -
pronouns
; you your ; thee thou -
obsolete verbs
; are ; art -
formation of negatives
; do not talk ; talk not
(dummy auxiliary verb) -
formation of questions
; do you know? ; know you?
(dummy auxiliary verb) -
word classes used differently
; the man who ; the man which -
past tense verbs represented with an apostrophe
; dimmed ; dimm’d
6
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question 1c - wording
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the [word class] “[quote]” has [change] whereas modern english uses [whatever]
7
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question 1d - grammatical structure and punctuation
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PUNCTUATION / CAPITALS:
- random capitalisation
- lack of apostrophe in possessive nouns
-
contraction of definite article
; th’Earle -
expression of numbers & dates
; 8th september ; 8.Sept - capital letters after colons or semicolons
- lack of speech marks in direct speech
- punctuation in front of a coordinating conjunction
- lack of consistent pluralisation
- double marked superlative
8
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question 1d - grammatical structure & punctuation
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GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES:
- frequent passive voice
- determiner in front of relative pronoun
- multi-clausal sentences
9
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question 1d - wording
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The [word class] are [change] because [blank]
