Early Modern English(1500-1800) It developed from the Middle English dialect of the East Midlands and was influenced by the English used in London, where a printing press was set up by william Caxton(c 1422-1491)in 1476. Samuel Johnsons A Dictionary of the English Language(1755)was the first authoritative treatment of English. During the Renaissance, many new words were introduced from Greek and Latin to express new ideas, especially in science, medicine and philosophy. They included physics spe ecies, architecture. encyclopedia and hypothesis. The Elizabethan period is also famous for its drama, and Shakespare's plays were seen by many people
•Early Modern English (1500-1800): It developed from the Middle English dialect of the East Midlands and was influenced by the English used in London, where a printing press was set up by William Caxton (c.1422-1491) in1476. Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language (1755) was the first authoritative treatment of English. During the Renaissance, many new words were introduced from Greek and Latin to express new ideas, especially in science, medicine and philosophy. They included physics, species, architecture, encyclopedia and hypothesis. The Elizabethan period is also famous for its drama, and Shakespare's plays were seen by many people
.Late-Modern English(1800-Present): The industrial and scientific revolutions created a need for neologisms to describe the new creations and discoveries, such as oxygen, protein, nuclear, and vaccine Today they are most visible in the field of electronics and computers, such as Byte, cyber-, bios, hard-drive, and microchip. Also, the rise of the British Empire and the growth of global trade served not only to introduce English to the world, but to introduce words into English Virtually every language on Earth has contributed to the development of English, from Finnish(sauna) and Japanese(tycoon) to the vast contributions of French and Latin
•Late-Modern English (1800-Present) : The industrial and scientific revolutions created a need for neologisms to describe the new creations and discoveries, such as oxygen, protein, nuclear, and vaccine. Today they are most visible in the field of electronics and computers, such as Byte, cyber-, bios, hard-drive, and microchip. Also, the rise of the British Empire and the growth of global trade served not only to introduce English to the world, but to introduce words into English. Virtually every language on Earth has contributed to the development of English, from Finnish (sauna) and Japanese (tycoon) to the vast contributions of French and Latin
° American English: By the 18th century American English was established and developed independently from British English. After colonists arrived in the us. new words began to be added from Native American languages, and from French and Spanish. In 1783 soon after Johnson's dictionary was published. Noah Webster's The Elementary spelling Book was published in the U.S. At first, it used Johnson's spellings, but later editions contained many of what have come to be known as American spellings, e. g harbor and favorite
•American English: By the 18th century American English was established and developed independently from British English. After colonists arrived in the US , new words began to be added from Native American languages, and from French and Spanish. In 1783, soon after Johnson's dictionary was published, Noah Webster's The Elementary Spelling Book was published in the U.S. At first, it used Johnson's spellings, but later editions contained many of what have come to be known as American spellings, e. g. harbor and favorite
Text Organization Parts Para Main ideas Massive borrowing from other languages is a major feature of the English language 4-16 Tells about the history of the English language 17-1 Several qualities in the English speaking people explain the richness of their language
Text Organization Parts Para. Main ideas 1 1-3 2 4-16 3 17-19 Massive borrowing from other languages is a major feature of the English language. Tells about the history of the English language Several qualities in the Englishspeaking people explain the richness of their language
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Language Points ban product necessity arouse surrender resemble descend establish influence alternative enrich independent strict speaking to a(…)extent pass (sth.) on to (sb.) out of control put into practice strike out be supposed to must (a strong belief)