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EARLY MODERN ENGLISH - Coggle Diagram
EARLY MODERN ENGLISH
INFLUENCES
(LEXIS)
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Inkhorn Controversy
Reaction against perceived incursion of pretentious, artificial words of latinate origin, which were deemed unnecessary
E.g.: speechcraft vs. grammar, yeartide vs. anniverary
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Extensive
borrowing
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Latin-based adjectives: marine, aquatic, paternal
Thanks to literature and academia,
RISE IN PRESTIGE ENGLISH!
Coining of new words
English derivational suffixes: education, skeleton
LINGUISTIC
FEATURES
Syntax
Further spread of: fixed SVO word order, do-support, decline of multiple negations, giving way to no(t)
Adjective graduation: more/most, -er/-est, doubles!
Pronouns: thou vs. you, it
Phonology
Continuation of the GREAT VOWEL SHIFT
Spelling became more fixed, mismatch pronunciation
Shifting pronunciation long front vowels (mite,meet,mate)
Shifting pronunciation long back vowels (mouth, moot)
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Consonants silent: knight, thistle, heir, lamb, write
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Lexis
Expansion: modernisation and advancements + the spread of English in a wide variety of domains/functions
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Criticism: English cannot cope, also several competing methods (such as coining of new terms)
HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND
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1539: The Great Bible, authorised by Henry VIII
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1649: Interregnum after Charles I is beheaded, led by Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector
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1455-1487: Wars of the Roses
- Lancaster (winner) vs. York (loser)
- Henry VII gets the throne, not Richard III
- Unification of branches forms Tudor Dynasty
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ENGLISH SHAPED BY:
- The Renaissance
- Printing Press
- Religious Reformation
- Civil Wars and Political Instability
- The Age of Exploration