Orthographical Change Flashcards
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Orthography
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The spelling and punctuation system of a language
2
Q
Caxton (1476)
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Printing press - allowed less wealthy to have access to scriptures, developing England’s literacy and standsrdising the language.
3
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Johnson (1755)
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Largest dictionary which provided a standard reference point to fix variation in English spelling.
4
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Webster (late 1700s)
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American spelling reforms - more phonetif spellings (or endings, er endings, ize endings, simple consonants)
(Color, center, realize, plow)
5
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Apostrophe police
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Hate when the apostrophe is used incorrectly and strive to correct it.
6
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Early Modern English Spellings
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i and y used interchangeably, final silent e on words to mark long vowels, v and u used differently, j was the extended form of i, -cion rather than -tion
