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language change theories
Caxton (1475)
brought the printing press to England, that was originally invented by Gutenberg in 1458.
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the great vowel shift
change in pronunciation in the 15th c, 16th and 17th century. Resulting in long vowel sounds began to made higher and further forward in the mouth
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Andrew Boorde (1550)
"the speech of england is a base speech compared to other noble speeches, as italian, spanish and french"
John Skelton
"our language is so rusty, so cankered and so full, of ugly things and so dull that if i would apply to write ornately i know not where to find terms to serve my mind"
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Thomas Cheke (1557)
"our tongue should be written clean and pure, unmixed and unmangled with borrowing of other tongues"
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Stratum Theory (Sub, Super, Ad)
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Aitchison language change metaphors (multiple births, tadpole to frog, young cuckoo)
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