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AICE English Unit7.1

AICE English AL Unit 7.1 How has English changed?

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Early Modern English The English used in the period between approx. 1500 and 1800 CE, marked by a relatively sudden and distinct change in pronunciation and the inclusion of European lexis and the classical lexis of Latin and Greek.
Graphology The study of writing forms such as the alphabet.
Grammar Has a wide meaning but is generally understood to relate to the rules for the appropriate use of a language. Word order and meaning are included in the grammar of a language.
Pragmatics Is the study of the ways in which language is used in its social context.
Semantics Is the study of the meaning of words.
Old English The language of the Anglo-Saxon settlers in Britain which was the main language until approximately 1100 CE. It is very different in structure from modern English, although a significant amount of modern English lexis is closely derived from Old English.
Middle English The spoken and written English language which emerged after the Norman invasion and which eventually developed into Early Modern English in about 1500.
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