Section C historical

Question 1

SJ’s dictionary 1755

500 ways to spell ‘church’

Answer 1

Enlightenment + Renaissance

provided a single, stable spelling and definition that users could turn to as authoritative.

“order to chaos” (David Marsh)

Question 2

Caxtons printing press

Answer 2

‘books are guardians of the language” ( Patakis)
‘printing added an element of lingustic stability’ (planet world, davidson)

Responsible for carrying standardisation and codification of English