Orthography Flashcards

1
Q

Capitalisation

A

Was used to show importance of words aswell as how we use them today

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2
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Connected graphemes

A

Ligatures

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3
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Ligatures

A

Connected graphemes

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4
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What grapheme was used on words to show schwa pronunciation and therefore accent of the time

A

Terminal <e>
And e at the end of words</e>

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5
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What was the terminal <e></e>

A

An e at the end of words that was pronounced like the schwa vowel indicating accent

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6
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Different spellings of words

A

Variant orthography

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7
Q

Using
<u> and <v>
<i> and <j>
<i> and <y>
Interchangeably</y></i></j></i></v></u>

A

Interchangeable graphemes

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8
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Common interchangeable grapheme

A

<u> and <v>
<i> and <j>
<i> and <y></y></i></j></i></v></u>

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9
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Used to replace the <e> grapheme</e>

A

Apostrophe

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10
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A symbol of Latinate etymology to combine et

A

Ampersand &

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11
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A grapheme used for <s> at the beginning or middle of words after the 18th century that quickly fell out of use</s>

A

<ſ>
</ſ>

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12
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<ſ>
</ſ>

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Long glyph used for s at the beginning or middle of sentence after the 18th century that soon fell out of use

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