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modernenglish
By Juan Montes, Vicky Guo, Lorna, Barb Sawyers, Dan Mason and Rena Lu
For Linguistics, CCLCS, TESL OntarioMay 1, 2015
modernenglish1500 to Present Day
modernenglishThe Modern Period
• From 1500 to 1945 (after WWII it is known as the “Postmodern Period”)
The Modern Period• From 1500 to 1945 (after WWII it is known as the “Postmodern Period”)
modernenglishThe Modern Period
• From 1500 to 1945 (after WWII it is known as the “Postmodern Period”)
• It was the age of knowledge, science, democracy, exploration.
The Modern Period• From 1500 to 1945 (after WWII it is known as the “Postmodern Period”)
• It was the age of knowledge, science, democracy, exploration.
modernenglishThe Modern Period
Key Milestones:
• Columbus’ discovery of the new world
• The Reformation and Counter-Reformation
• Isaac Newton & the scientific method
• The French Revolution & American Revolution
• Rise of industry & capitalist economics
• The creation of nation states
• World War 1
The Modern Period
Key Milestones:
• Columbus’ discovery of the new world
• The Reformation and Counter-Reformation
• Isaac Newton & the scientific method
• The French Revolution & American Revolution
• Rise of industry & capitalist economics
• The creation of nation states
• World War 1
modernenglishThe Renaissance (14th – 17th C)
The Renaissance marked the 1st “stage” of the modern period.
The Renaissance (14th – 17th C)
The Renaissance marked the 1st “stage” of the modern period.
modernenglishThe Renaissance (14th – 17th C)
The Renaissance marked the 1st “stage” of the modern period.
• Transition period between feudalism and democracy
The Renaissance (14th – 17th C)
The Renaissance marked the 1st “stage” of the modern period.
• Transition period between feudalism and democracy
modernenglishThe Renaissance (14th – 17th C)
The Renaissance marked the 1st “stage” of the modern period.
• Transition period between feudalism and democracy.
• Transition of knowledge from faith to experimentation.
The Renaissance (14th – 17th C)
The Renaissance marked the 1st “stage” of the modern period.
• Transition period between feudalism and democracy.
• Transition of knowledge from faith to experimentation.
modernenglishThe Renaissance (14th – 17th C)
The Renaissance marked the 1st “stage” of the modern period.
• Transition period between feudalism and democracy.
• Transition of knowledge from faith to experimentation.
The Renaissance (14th – 17th C)
The Renaissance marked the 1st “stage” of the modern period.
• Transition period between feudalism and democracy.
• Transition of knowledge from faith to experimentation.
modernenglishEnglish & The Renaissance
This was a period of great expansion and “maturity” of the English language
Especially with vocabulary, vowel use, and standardization
English & The Renaissance
This was a period of great expansion and “maturity” of the English language
Especially with vocabulary, vowel use, and standardization
modernenglishEnglish & The Renaissance
• Return to Greek and Roman literature, translated to English—not Latin.
• Printing press made literacy accessible to a larger audience.
• Reformation led to the Church of England & the first bible in English.
• Intellectual thought shifted from Latin to English
• Intellectual writing created a need for new words
• “Inkhorn words”
English & The Renaissance• Return to Greek and Roman literature, translated to English—not Latin.
• Printing press made literacy accessible to a larger audience.
• Reformation led to the Church of England & the first bible in English.
• Intellectual thought shifted from Latin to English
• Intellectual writing created a need for new words
• “Inkhorn words”
modernenglishInkhorn Words
Newly invented (borrowed) words from Greek, Latin, French, and Overseas.
‘Inkhorn words’ was a word of objection, that they were words only made up by pretentious writers just to sound pretentious.
Non-English
Inkhorn Words
Newly invented (borrowed) words from Greek, Latin, French, and Overseas.
‘Inkhorn words’ was a word of objection, that they were words only made up by pretentious writers just to sound pretentious.
Non-English
modernenglishInkhorn Words
William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
Inkhorn Words
William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
modernenglishInkhorn Words
William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
• Introduced more than 2000 new words or catch-phrases into English.
• critical, leapfrog, majestic, dwindle, pedant,
Inkhorn Words
William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
• Introduced more than 2000 new words or catch-phrases into English.
• critical, leapfrog, majestic, dwindle, pedant,
modernenglishInkhorn Words
accommodation addiction anticipate compatible democracy
education encyclopedia excellent pretext
profitable anonymous antique catastrophe
enthusiasm tenacious splendidious
contemplate pathetique tranquil complexion
Inkhorn Words
accommodation addiction anticipate compatible democracy
education encyclopedia excellent pretext
profitable anonymous antique catastrophe
enthusiasm tenacious splendidious
contemplate pathetique tranquil complexion
modernenglishLinguistics of Inkhorn Words
• polysyllabic
• consistent prefixes and suffixes [ex~, ab~, ante~, com~]
[~able, ~ous, ~ation, ~ence]
• Noticeable Greek, Latin, and French patterns in affixes
Another dramatic trend was…
Linguistics of Inkhorn Words• polysyllabic
• consistent prefixes and suffixes [ex~, ab~, ante~, com~]
[~able, ~ous, ~ation, ~ence]
• Noticeable Greek, Latin, and French patterns in affixes
Another dramatic trend was…
The Great Vowel Shift
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The Great Vowel Shift1400 to 1800Regional, not universalListen to present-day regional accents
Sounds produced in a different part of the mouth
Affected pronunciation of long vowels
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TheoriesPush
Pull
Mixed
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The Great Vowel Shift
Results
Inconsistent spelling
Regional dialects
Pronunciation and spelling don’t match
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The Great Vowel Shift
Examplesbefore GVS after GVSshape sheephoose housebeet biteboat boot
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(GVS)
What else happened?
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The Great Vowel Shift
Morphology in The Renaissance Period
(1) Disappearance of the “thou” pronoun thou you
Examples: thou hast = thou goest = thou dost = thou beest =
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Answers: thou hast = you have thou goest = you go thou dost = you do thou beest = you are
“Doubt thou the stars are fire;Doubt that the sun doth move;Doubt truth to be a liar;But never doubt I love.”William Shakespeare, Hamlet
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(2) The second person singular was marked with
-st or -est
Present Past
lovest -> love lovedest -> loved
makest -> make madest -> made
drivest -> drive drovest -> drove
knowest -> know knewest -> knew
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(3) The third person singular (present tense)(e)th shath hasdoth doesmaketh makes
A kind heart he hath
The lady doth protest too much
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(4) Increased use of Progressive form: to be + -ing
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Another significant historical development, the printing press
revolutionized written English
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A Proposal for Correcting, Improving and Ascertaining the English TongueJonathon Swift
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1. An academy to regulate usage
2. A national dictionary
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Samuel Johnson’s dictionary
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HumourousOats: a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people
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Detailed"Turn" had 16 definitions, 15 illustrations"Take" had 134 definitions, running 8,000 words, over 5 pages
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Big•four volumes•10 inches tall• 21 pounds •would cost about £610 today
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The desire to standardize continues today
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn4zSR_5ioI
To hear Modern English, listen to the movie Mr. Turner
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Recent
The British Empire spread to America, Asia, and Africa
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Today’s English speakersenglish
increasing cross-cultural pollination
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Technology = New Vocabularyenglish
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Examplesback buttonbandwidth defrag
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Changessubjunctive form is rare, except in old expressions “Be that as
it may.”
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ChangesMore phrasal verbs
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ChangesMore phrasal verbs
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English as a World Language
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Between 1.5 to 2 billion people speak English
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English as a World Language
English is the symbol of globalization. The number of speakers is less important than its economic, technological, and culture power. David Crystal
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Translation has to be recognized. David Crystal
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Thank you
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