Orthography (AQA A-Level English Language): Flashcards
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Orthography definition
Orthography definition
Conventional spelling system of a language
Orthography: fixed or changing?
Orthography: fixed or changing?
Not fixed; changes with societal evolution
Printing press impact on spelling
Printing press impact on spelling
Standardised spelling conventions
Great Vowel Shift period
Great Vowel Shift period
15th-18th centuries
Great Vowel Shift effect
Great Vowel Shift effect
Created spelling-pronunciation disconnect
Text-speak: abbreviation for 'you'
Text-speak: abbreviation for 'you'
'u'
British spelling: color
British spelling: color
colour
American spelling: realise
American spelling: realise
realize
Sociolinguistic factors in orthography
Sociolinguistic factors in orthography
Technology, immigration, trade, colonisation
Linguistic levels linked to orthography
Linguistic levels linked to orthography
Phonology, semantics, grammar