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Glorious Revolution and English
I am a university student studying the state of the English language in the 17th century and the 18th.
Could anyone tell me whether the Glorious Revolution (1688-89) affected the English language or not, and if it did, in which way and to what extent it did? Besides, I will be appreciative if you could let me know the relevant reference books and articles.
I want to obtain such information because the "Preface" to the English dictionary 'Gazophylacium Anglicanum' which was published in 1689, the very same year when the Revolution occurred, cites "transmigrations of a government" as one of the causes which bring about changes in language.
Regards,
Fumiaki
Could anyone tell me whether the Glorious Revolution (1688-89) affected the English language or not, and if it did, in which way and to what extent it did? Besides, I will be appreciative if you could let me know the relevant reference books and articles.
I want to obtain such information because the "Preface" to the English dictionary 'Gazophylacium Anglicanum' which was published in 1689, the very same year when the Revolution occurred, cites "transmigrations of a government" as one of the causes which bring about changes in language.
Regards,
Fumiaki
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[nq:1]I am a university student studying the state of the English language in the 17th century and the 18th. Could ... extent it did?
- [nq:1]I am a university student studying the state of the English language in the 17th century and the 18th.
- Could ...
- extent it did?
- [/nq] I'm not aware of any significant changes.
- Though it's possible that the continuing Catholic / Protestant antipathy might have had some effect.
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[nq:1]I am a university student studying the state of the English language in the 17th century and the 18th. Could ... extent it did? Besides, I will be appreciative if you could let me know the relevant reference books and articles.[/nq]
I'm not aware of any significant changes. Though it's possible that the continuing Catholic / Protestant antipathy might have had some effect.
John Dean
I'm not aware of any significant changes. Though it's possible that the continuing Catholic / Protestant antipathy might have had some effect.
John Dean
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[nq:2]Could anyone tell me whether the Glorious Revolution (1688-89) affected ... did, in which way and to what extent it did?[/nq]
What do you think? Take representative
prose authors for before and after (e.g. Pepys
and Evelyn vs. Swift and Johnson) and see
if you can find linguistic differences.
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
What do you think? Take representative
prose authors for before and after (e.g. Pepys
and Evelyn vs. Swift and Johnson) and see
if you can find linguistic differences.
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
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[nq:1]What do you think? Take representative prose authors for before and after (e.g. Pepys and Evelyn vs. Swift and Johnson) and see if you can find linguistic differences.[/nq]
I think for "transmigrations of government" to affect language, they would have to be of the magnitude of the Conquest of 1066.
Cece
I think for "transmigrations of government" to affect language, they would have to be of the magnitude of the Conquest of 1066.
Cece
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