unit 7.1 slides

Graphology

How language looks on the page (letters, fonts, etc.).

Grammar

The rules we follow to make sentences make sense.

Orthography

How we spell words.

Phonology

How words sound when we speak them.

Pragmatics

How the situation or context changes the meaning of words.

Morphology

How words are built and what they mean.

Lexis

The vocabulary of a language.

Semantics

The meanings of words.

Syntax

The order of words in a sentence.

Origins of English

started from indo-european, mixed with celtics and evolved in to english

old english

language spoken by early anglo-saxons around 1100ec

middle english

Normans invaded i'm 1066 resulting in english evolving

Early Modern English

important aspect was in creation of dictionaries shaping and standardizing the english

Great Vowel Shift

a change in the pronunciation of English language that took place between 1350 and 1550 like beet to bite

Shakespeare contributed to language

introduced 1700new words as well as memorable phrase like break the ice

late modern english

has changed much from 1800 but our vocab has grown as a result of industrialization society changes and tech advancement (smart phone hashtag)