1. Austen and C19th English Write Austen’s phrase into modern English. How has the language changed? Stick your phrase up on the appropriate poster around the room.

2. Apart from grammatical change, what other changes has the English language undergone since C19th? Record any ideas you have on your white board http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrcO_V BbXa0

3. Stages of English Language 1 Proto-English 2 Old English – from the mid-5th century to the mid-11th century 3 Middle English – from the late 11th to the late 15th century 4 Early Modern English – from the late 15th to the late 17th century 5 Modern English – from the late 17th century to the present

4. What influenced C19th English? Interest in past = use of archaic words Noan Webster publishes American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828 British Empire causes huge lexical growth Industrial Revolution Increasing literacy levels and growth of literature (especially novels) English travels to other countries and imports many loanwords Modern language science begins with Jakob Grimm and others James Murray begins to compile the New English Dictionary (which later becomes the Oxford English Dictionary) in 1879

5. Late Modern English: C18/19th Grammatically, sentences were likely to be longer, with embedded clauses and phrases. Using more subordinate clauses, influenced by Latin, became a fashionable way to make discourse more elaborate and display one’s learning.

6. You’ve listened, so now write What can you remember about influences on Late Modern English and its features? You have 3 minutes to write in silence all you can remember! In groups of 4 you each have 1 minute to read what you have written. Keep listening and adding to your notes! Now check your answers.

7. The Exam Question Text A is from Jane Austen’s Emma published in 1815 and Text B is from Helen Fielding’s “Bridget Jones’ diary”, 1996. With reference to the text and ideas from language study, describe and comment on what these texts shows about the development of language over time. You should take account of context in your answer. You may wish to comment on some of the following: language choices in relation to audience and style; vocabulary, grammar and semantics how social change effects language change

8. Preparing your data You have 20 minutes to produce a mind map / thought shower which captures the key ideas / examples about our text. Use the ‘How to Approach a Language Change Question’ to support your thinking.

9. Same / Different

10. He told me in our journey She was small of her age She say you to the day? She doubted not It is a nothing of a part To be taken into the account Fanny shrunk back And much was ate

11. I am so glad we are got acquainted So you are come at last! The properest manner The richest of the two Will not it be a good plan? It would shock you..would not it? I stood for a moment, feeling dreadfully It is really very well for a novel

12. He told me in our journey prepositions She was small of her age prepositions She say you to the day? Auxiliary verbs She doubted not Auxiliary verbs It is a nothing of a part Articles To be taken into the account Articles Fanny shrunk back Irregular verbs And much was ate Irregular verbs

13. I am so glad we are got acquainted So you are come at last! The properest manner The richest of the two Will not it be a good plan? It would shock you..would not it? I stood for a moment, feeling dreadfully It is really very well for a novel Tense usage Comparative / superlative adj contractions adverbs

14. Adverb change

15. Irregular Verb Forms

16. Tense Usage

17. Comparative Adjectves

18. Use of Articles

19. Use of Prepositions

20. Use of contracted forms

21. Use of auxiliary verbs