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UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS FACTS THAT CHANGED ENGLISH LANGUAGE English Culture and Civilization Teacher: Carlos M. Beltrán Piedrola Student: Johnny Miguel Pita Balbuena
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UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS
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.
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