Grammar Presentation Of Silent Letter
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Grammar Explanation
Presenter: Chen Zuo
TESOL master candidate
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Silent Letterknife -- not nife?
knock--not nock?
name-- not nam?
make-- not mak?
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History of English
A Great Mirror in Our English Learning
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Without the mirror
You will be driven mad!
Why is English spelling so complicated???
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With the guide of the mirror
1476
Printing press was introduced
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By William Caxton
The dividing point between the Middle and Modern English periods.
Caxton Showing the First Specimen of His Printing to King Edward IV
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Spelling is gradually fixed because of printing press
Pronunciation is still changing
The gap between spelling and pronunciation began to widen.
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Spelling--In the books
Knock
Knife
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Pronunciation--Consonant simplification
The consonant in consonant clusters ceased to be pronounced during the 15th and 16th centuries.
Silent letterk in kn- KnockKnife KnowledgeKneeknob
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Silent letter b in –mb words
bomb
tomb
comb
thumb
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The silent e in the end—to indicate the preceding vowel is long.
Old English—nama [a]
Middle English—name [ə]
Modern English—name (silent)
time [tajm]
name [nejm]
made [mejd]
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Quiz
Why is there a “silent” letter in the beginning like knife or knock?