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10 Cards in this Set
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William Caxton
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1476
The invention of the printing press |
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Samuel Johnson
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1755
The first dictionary with meanings included. Standardisation |
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Robert Cawdry
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1604
First 'dictionary' 2543 words ordered alphabetically; brief description usually only a synonym |
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Bishop Lowth
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1762
A short introduction to English Grammar |
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Old English
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From 400 - 1150
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Middle English
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1150 - 1450
Canterbury tales; Geoffory Chaucer |
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Early Modern English
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1450 - 1700
Shakespeare |
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Late Modern English
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1700 - present day
Jane Austen; Charles Dickens; J K Rowling |
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Standardisation
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1476 - Printing Press
Spellings vary less from regions 1755 - Dictionary |
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Education became compulsary
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1870
Mass literacy ensued National Literacy Strategy (1998) |
