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Austen and C19th English. Write Austen ’ s phrase into modern English. How has the language changed? Stick your phrase up on the appropriate poster around the room.
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Austen and C19th English Write Austen’s phrase into modern English. How has the language changed? Stick your phrase up on the appropriate poster around the room.
Apart from grammatical change, what other changes has the English language undergone since C19th? Record any ideas you have on your white board http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrcO_VBbXa0
Stages of English Language 1 Proto-English 2 Old English – from the mid-5th century to the mid-11th century 3 Middle English – from the late 11th to the late 15th century 4 Early Modern English – from the late 15th to the late 17th century 5 Modern English – from the late 17th century to the present
Interest in past = use of archaic words Noan Webster publishes American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828 British Empire causes huge lexical growth Industrial Revolution Increasing literacy levels and growth of literature (especially novels) English travels to other countries and imports many loanwords Modern language science begins with Jakob Grimm and others James Murray begins to compile the New English Dictionary (which later becomes the Oxford English Dictionary) in 1879 What influenced C19th English?
Late Modern English: C18/19th Grammatically, sentences were likely to be longer, with embedded clauses and phrases. Using more subordinate clauses, influenced by Latin, became a fashionable way to make discourse more elaborate and display one’s learning.
You’ve listened, so now write • What can you remember about influences on Late Modern English and its features? You have 3 minutes to write in silence all you can remember! • In groups of 4 you each have 1 minute to read what you have written. Keep listening and adding to your notes! • Now check your answers.
The Exam Question Text A is from Jane Austen’s Emma published in 1815 and Text B is from Helen Fielding’s “Bridget Jones’ diary”, 1996. With reference to the text and ideas from language study, describe and comment on what these texts shows about the development of language over time. You should take account of context in your answer. • You may wish to comment on some of the following: • language choices in relation to audience and style; • vocabulary, grammar and semantics • how social change effects language change
Preparing your data • You have 20 minutes to produce a mind map / thought shower which captures the key ideas / examples about our text. • Use the ‘How to Approach a Language Change Question’ to support your thinking.
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