Modern English Period
American Dialect
The Colonist 1620
Pilgrims set sail from England on a ship called the Mayflower
Native people like the Squanto and Samoset negotiated with the Pilgrims a peace treaty
The colonist brought their Elizabethan English
The American Melting Pot
Describe the cultures of many European, Asian, and African nationalities merging together in the newfound culture of the new United States.
There were contributions from the many groups that became part of the American melting pot
The Colonization
Colonist found many unfamiliar things, and they adopted some Native Americans words
Many place names, trees,plants and animals retain their indigenous names
Many group with different language established in different areas of United State
The French settlemet was concentrated in the Midwest and around New Orleans and Quebec.
The Spanish had extensive settlements in the West and Southwest and a much culture and language
The Dutch had influence in New York.Even though after a short time, they were displaced by the English, their influence on American vocabulary was considerable
Japanes and Chinese had a little influence over American English because they were confined to Hawaii
PDE
Language continues to change and develop exapnding to incorporate new jargons, slangs technologies, food etc
Subtopic
The verbification of nouns becomes a trending
Existing words are using as a different part of speech
Important Grammar Texts
Bishop Lowth's introduction to English (1762)
Samuel Johnson's A dictionary of the English
Sandardize of English Grammar
Samuel Johnson's dictionary and Bishop Lowth's and other grammarians works standardized English Grammar
They were the blame for outlawing the double negative in sentences
Noah Webster idea on pronoun cases was used prevailed as gramatically correct
The distinction between "shall" and "will" was originated
Many dictionaries and grammars were printed. They were influenced by the French Academy
John Dryan and Jonathan Swift headed a movement to create an English Academy
John Dryan and Jonathan Swift headed a movement to create an English Academy
The movement failed
Important works were developed to help standardized the English language
Growing Vocabulary
Acummulation of many words as a result of
The Industrial Revolution
It took place in the late 18th and early 19th
There were transitions from hand productions to machines
USA continued its domincance of new technology and innovations
The rise of the British Empire
Aquisitions of new territories meant new vocabulary to the mother country
Contact with other countries resulted in many additions to the language