This topic area explores historical and contemporary changes in the English Language from Late Modern English (1700+) to the present day, alongside explanations of their causes and impact. This module will focus on the following areas for study:
attitudes towards language change and the impact of language standardisationchanges in orthography, grammar, lexis and punctuation
changes in written and spoken style
the impact of social and political forces upon language usage and changechanges in layout and text design in written texts.
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For the second part of my language exam, I will be looking at Language Change. Before I begin posting my notes though, I first want to post a link to an interesting article on BBC news. What is interesting about it is that it has the layout of a language change exam response, which will be good to consider when revising.
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