Was William's Victory At Hastings In 1066 Significant For The English Language
1. Tell me about the Great Vowel Shift. The Great Vowel Shift is a noted historical change in the English language. If French has been the greatest influence to produce modern English, the Great Vowel Shift has been the second greatest. Because of the Great Vowel Shift, all the long vowels of late old English were transformed into short vowels with different qualities. In the Great Vowel Shift, long vowels “moved up” in their place of articulation that changed their “quality.”
2. In what ways was William’s victory at Hastings in 1066 significant for the English language? William’s victory at Hastings in 1066 was significant for the English language because it established French as the language of the upper class. Anglo-Saxon became the language of an under class, because of this, there ceased to be a standard Anglo-Saxon. English was used amongst the lower and middle classes and was a mark of inferiority. English began to be used in business and trade. London’s middle class initiated the new standard.
3. Describe the sound changes in Grimm’s Law. Grimm’s law noted a change in the consonant system of Indo-European, his law changed pre-Germanic into a distinctive Germanic. Grimm’s law described 3 changes in the language: Voice aspirated stops (VAS); Voiceless stops (VLS); and Voiced stops (VS).
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Then in 1582, the Accademia Della Crusca wanted to make a dictionary for their aristocratic interest. For this purpose, they created subcommittees for improving language. The Accademia Francaise around 1635 also attempted to improve English. But the first substantial English dictionary (which significantly benefited the standardization of English) was published by Samuel Johnson in 1755. Geographically, standard Old English came from West
2. In what ways was William’s victory at Hastings in 1066 significant for the English language? William’s victory at Hastings in 1066 was significant for the English language because it established French as the language of the upper class. Anglo-Saxon became the language of an under class, because of this, there ceased to be a standard Anglo-Saxon. English was used amongst the lower and middle classes and was a mark of inferiority. English began to be used in business and trade. London’s middle class initiated the new standard.
3. Describe the sound changes in Grimm’s Law. Grimm’s law noted a change in the consonant system of Indo-European, his law changed pre-Germanic into a distinctive Germanic. Grimm’s law described 3 changes in the language: Voice aspirated stops (VAS); Voiceless stops (VLS); and Voiced stops (VS).
Change Initial Changed to
Voice Aspiriated …show more content…
Then in 1582, the Accademia Della Crusca wanted to make a dictionary for their aristocratic interest. For this purpose, they created subcommittees for improving language. The Accademia Francaise around 1635 also attempted to improve English. But the first substantial English dictionary (which significantly benefited the standardization of English) was published by Samuel Johnson in 1755. Geographically, standard Old English came from West