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What ended in 1485?
War between the Roses
What are 2 main parts of EModE phonological system ?
Vowels and consonants
The only case ending in EModE nouns is...
the genitive -s
What are three basic word-formation processes?
Compounding, affixation, conversion
What was the final factor in development of EModE?
Advent of the printing press
Which dynasty was established at the beginning of the period?
Tudor dynasty
What was the most important change that affected vowels in EModE?
The Great Vowel Shift
What is the difference between nouns and pronouns ?
Pronouns' number cannot be increased freely
Formulas of Verbs Compounding
2. Pseudo-compound verbs
Why English books became more popular than Latin?
English books were cheaper and more available
What was the name of the book first published in English?
‘The Recuyell of the Histories of Troye’
When can vowel [a] be lengthened?
Before: -th, -ss, -st, -sk, -sp, -lm, -lf, -nt,-ft
Name 4 characteristics of EModE adjectives
1. Modify nouns
2. Complement the subject and the object
3. Can be modified by adverbs
4. Can be compared
Dwell on French borrowings
1. Were introduced through trade
2. Related to government, law, fashion
How many books were printed 150 years after the first book was published?
Around 20,000
Which important religious event happened in 1534?
The breakaway of the English church from Rome
What happened with [k] in words: knack, know, knee?
The initial [k] is lost if it stands before [n]
How did the first and the second singular possessive pronouns changed in EModE?
Name formulas of Noun Compounding
1. N+N2
2.N+Adj
3.N+V-ing
4.V-ing+N
5.V+N
What was the name of first English Vocabulary published in 1604?
“A Table Alphabeticall”
What are two main indications of EModE period?
1.The use of Latin for expository prose had been discontinued
2.Syntactic redundancies had virtually disappeared and existing grammatical categories were re-defined
Why the Great Vowel Shift is considered the most important part of EModE period?
It changed pronunciation of almost all long vowels
Name 5 categories of verbs
Person, number, tense, aspect, mood
Tell about Italian, Spanish and Arabic borrowings
1. Gained through trade and political expansion
2.Most of words are names of products
Name the most popular representative of the Elizabethan era.
Shakespeare