Dialects
What is Dialect?
an English monk around 1200 in an East Midland dialect.
Ormm/Ormmin
What is 'Standard English'?
the form of the English language widely accepted as the usual correct form.
RANDOM: what is one reason the -s ending came along relating to the French language.
The lack of being able to pronounce nasally sounds!
What is needed in order to determine if the written language was a dialect in the dialect age?
A wide range of people all around the country, wide range of topics, and a wide range of text.
What was Ormmin known as?
“first English spelling reformer”
What technology helped push for Standard English?
The printing press
Name 3 British English Dialect regions
Northern, Lancashire, West Midland, East, Midland
Southern, Yorkshire, West Country, East Angela
What were the people who wrote in their dialect called after Standard English was introduced?
Second-class
What was the main thing Ormmin did when reforming the English language spelling?
Before Standard English, how many spelling variants for one word could there be?
Hundreds! As many as possible!
Name at least 6 North American English Dialects
Western, North-Central, Southern, West Texas, Florida-Georiga, Mississippi gulf, Northern, North central, Pitts, etc.
Why is the Dialect Age so unique?
It is the time in which people who write in their own dialect freely, without being criticized.
What was he described as because he did not use the alliterative and rhyming style employed by virtually all other Middle English poets?
A linguistic individualist
Name two reasons for the need of Standard English
1. Universal understanding
2. Religious scriptures
Name 3 other Dialects OUTSIDE OF North American and British English dialects
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Wales