453 Chapter 7 Early Modern English. 1476 Caxton: English printing press 1549Book of Common Prayer 1577-80Drake: around the world ≈ 1600Shakespeare 16041.

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453 Chapter 7 Early Modern English

1476 Caxton: English printing press 1549Book of Common Prayer Drake: around the world ≈ 1600Shakespeare st dictionary 1607Jamestown colony 1611 King James Bible 1619Slaves in Virginia st daily newspaper American Revolution 1788English in Australia

Literature Marlowe Shakespeare Vocabulary Latin Greek

Orthography Based on Middle English spelling Regulated by available type Y e Vowel // Consonant ambiguity i & j u & v Etymological Respellings det & dout indict & subtle (Bart: Hologernes)

Great Vowel Shift FrontCentralBack High Mid Low i: i feet e: e great, name :: a I ride a  house a: u: u boot o: o boat  Vowels without sample words are Middle English Vowels with sample words are Modern English Loss of word final  was just as widespread

Other Notes Initial consonant sequences gn & kn Lost initial sound gnome, known Final consonant in ng also dropped Missin’ How we know… Folk spellings…

Phony Question: What kinds of phonological change are evidenced in the pronunciation variation in the Middle English period?

In Class Exercise 7.9 (workbook pg 163)

Exercises & (7.5.5 – optional)

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