Transcript Austen and C19th English

Austen and C19th English
Write Austen’s phrase into modern English.
How has the language changed? Stick your
phrase up on the appropriate poster
around the room.
Apart from grammatical change, what
other changes has the English language
undergone since C19th? Record any ideas
you have on your white board
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Stages of English Language
1 Proto-English
2 Old English – from the mid-5th century to
the mid-11th century
3 Middle English – from the late 11th to the
late 15th century
4 Early Modern English – from the late 15th
to the late 17th century
5 Modern English – from the late 17th
century to the present
What influenced C19th English?
• Interest in past = use of
archaic words
• Noan Webster publishes
American Dictionary of
the English Language in
1828
• British Empire causes
huge lexical growth
• Industrial Revolution
• Increasing literacy levels
and growth of literature
(especially novels)
• English travels to other
countries and imports
many loanwords
• Modern language science
begins with Jakob Grimm
and others
• James Murray begins to
compile the New English
Dictionary (which later
becomes the Oxford
English Dictionary) in
1879
Late Modern English: C18/19th
Grammatically,
sentences were likely
to be longer, with
embedded clauses
and phrases. Using
more subordinate
clauses, influenced by
Latin, became a
fashionable way to
make discourse more
elaborate and display
one’s learning.
You’ve listened, so now write
• What can you remember about influences
on Late Modern English and its features?
You have 3 minutes to write in silence all
you can remember!
• In groups of 4 you each have 1 minute to
read what you have written. Keep
listening and adding to your notes!
• Now check your answers.
The Exam Question
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Text A is from Jane Austen’s Emma published in 1815
and Text B is from Helen Fielding’s “Bridget Jones’
diary”, 1996. With reference to the text and ideas from
language study, describe and comment on what these
texts shows about the development of language over
time. You should take account of context in your answer.
You may wish to comment on some of the following:
language choices in relation to audience and style;
vocabulary, grammar and semantics
how social change effects language change
Preparing your data
• You have 20 minutes to produce a mind
map / thought shower which captures the
key ideas / examples about our text.
• Use the ‘How to Approach a Language
Change Question’ to support your thinking.
Same / Different
He told me in our journey
She was small of her age
She say you to the day?
She doubted not
It is a nothing of a part
To be taken into the account
Fanny shrunk back
And much was ate
I am so glad we are got acquainted
So you are come at last!
The properest manner
The richest of the two
Will not it be a good plan?
It would shock you ..would not it?
I stood for a moment, feeling dreadfully
It is really very well for a novel
He told me in our journey
prepositions
She was small of her age
prepositions
She say you to the day?
Auxiliary verbs
She doubted not
Auxiliary verbs
It is a nothing of a part
Articles
To be taken into the account Articles
Fanny shrunk back
Irregular verbs
And much was ate
Irregular verbs
I am so glad we are got acquainted
Tense usage
So you are come at last!
Tense usage
The properest manner
Comparative / superlative adj
The richest of the two
Comparative / superlative adj
Will not it be a good plan?
contractions
It would shock you ..would not it?
contractions
I stood for a moment, feeling dreadfully
adverbs
It is really very well for a novel
adverbs
Adverb change
Irregular Verb Forms
Tense Usage
Comparative Adjectves
Use of Articles
Use of Prepositions
Use of contracted forms
Use of auxiliary verbs