Modern English (1660 onward)
Until
the eighteenth century the uniformity was the result of social
pressure rather than of educational theory. Early English grammars
( the first appeared in 1586 ) had been written either to help
foreigners learn English or to prepare English students for study of
Latin grammar. On the whole these books neither had nor were intended
to have any influence on the use of English by native speakers. It
was not until about 1750 that there was any general attempt to teach
Englishmen systematically how to use their own language.
The
grammarians of the 18th
century like Ribert lowth and James Buchanan took a critical view and
spent a lot of time in correcting the shortcomings and the impurities
of the English language that were commonly in use. For example a
third alternative, more perfect, you was – the term was frequently
used among educated people.
During
that time Lindley Murray published his Grammar
in
1795 followed by English
Reader in1799
and English
Spelling Book
in 1804.
The
vocabulary of English language is a mixture of Germanic, greek, Latin
and French words. There are a number of dialects and subdialects in
United Kingdom. For instance, Southeast England, Northern, Midland,
Norfolk, South Western, Wales and Lowland Scottish.
Разработчик:
доцент каф. ИЯГН Т.В. Коротченко
