Facts that changed english language

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FACTS THAT CHANGED ENGLISH LANGUAGE

English Culture and CivilizationTeacher: Carlos M. Beltrán PiedrolaStudent: Johnny Miguel Pita Balbuena

1. Introduction of printing

The introduction of printing press byWilliam Caxton.

2. Interest in reading

There was an interest from Englandpeople to read by Roman and Greekwriters.

3. Word borrowing

The word borrowing by writers duringthe 16th and 17th centuries.

4. New words fromdifferent places

The new words from America, Africaand Asia due to Europe travellers.

5. Literature

The great flowering of literature duringthe age of Queen Elizabeth the first(1558-1603).

Shakespeare’s influence.

6. King James Bible

The King James Bible was a book readagain and again by English people.

7. Great Vowel Shift

The changes in pronunciation.

8. English Dictionaries

The appearance of the first englishdictionaries in the seventeenthcentury. It brought more regularity inspelling.

9. Grammar books

The two most widely used grammarbooks: “Short Induction to EnglishGrammar” by Robert Lowth, and“English Grammar” by Lindley Murray.1762 and 1795 respectively.

10. Correct EnglishPronunciation

Correct English pronunciation taughtfirstly by Thomas Sheridan. “A CriticalPronouncing Dictionary and Expositorof the English Language”, by JohnWalker in 1791.