English A Level |134 Questions| With Correct Answers.

causes for language change {Ans: } - society (culture/history) - science & technology - globalisation (politics & international relations) - arts & culture - media & entertainment - youth culture - simplification/generalisation/mistakeschanges in writing = {Ans: } changes in graphologychanges in related to letters/spelling = {Ans: } changes in ortographychanges in pronunciation = {Ans: } changes in phonologychanges in context of word use = {Ans: } changes in pragmaticschanges in structure of words & their meaning = {Ans: } changes in morphologychanges in the words themselves = {Ans: } changes in lexischanges in word meaning = {Ans: } semantical changeschanges in word order = {Ans: } syntax changesOld English {Ans: } - 450-1150 - Anglo-Saxon - influenced by German languages, with a few Latin loanwords - grammar with cases & complex noun and verb endings - piece: 'Beowulf', epic poemMiddle English {Ans: } - 1150-1500 - Norman invasion (1066), French influence, dual vocabulary - grammar became less inflectional, word order important - piece: 'The Canterbury Tales' - Geoffrey ChaucerEarly modern English {Ans: } - 1500s-1700s - renaissance - revival of interest in classical languages, especially Latin & Greek - The Great Vowel Shift (moos -> mouse; weef -> wife) -