Late modern english

1. Module (3) The Development of English History of English Language Late Modern English

2. Late-Modern English ( 1800-Present) Since 1900, a very large amount of vocabulary words has been added to English in a relatively short period. The majority of these words are related to science and technology, and use Greek and Latin roots.

3. Main Developments A proposal for an Academy of the English Language was first brought forth by Jonathan Swift in 1712, but the Parliament voted against it. A more scientifically minded attitude took hold by the 19th century when the Oxford English Dictionary was proposed in 1859. Samuel Johnson's dictionary , published in 1755 in England, was influential in establishing a standard form of spelling. 

4. Main Developments World War I and World War II  threw together people from different backgrounds, and the greater social mobility afterwards helped to lessen the differences between social accents. The development of radio broadcasting in the early 20th century familiarised the population with accents and vocabulary from outside their own localities .

5. Two historical factors brought more vocabulary The principal distinction between early- and late-modern English is vocabulary. Pronunciation , grammar, and spelling are largely the same, but Late-Modern English has many more words. These words are the result of two historical factors: The Industrial Revolution and the rise of the technological society The rise of the British Empire

6. Two historical factors brought more vocabulary The Industrial Revolution and the rise of the technological society The industrial and scientific revolutions created a need for new words to describe the new creations and discoveries. This process of coining new words is called neologism : a neologism is a newly coined term, word, or phrase.

7. Two historical factors brought more vocabulary The rise of the British Empire 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.