Grammatical Change (AQA A-Level English Language): Quizzes
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What does grammatical change describe?
What does grammatical change describe?
Rules & structures of language over time
What are the three main types of grammatical change?
What are the three main types of grammatical change?
Morphological, syntactical, phonological
What is an example of morphological change in English?
What is an example of morphological change in English?
Loss of inflexions from Old English
How did Old English show that 'stone' was possessive?
How did Old English show that 'stone' was possessive?
It used the form 'stānes'
What word order pattern does Modern English primarily follow?
What word order pattern does Modern English primarily follow?
Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)
What happens to languages' grammatical structures over time?
What happens to languages' grammatical structures over time?
They tend to become simpler
What happens when speakers of different languages interact?
What happens when speakers of different languages interact?
Grammatical structures can be borrowed
What does digital communication favour that drives grammatical change?
What does digital communication favour that drives grammatical change?
Brevity and speed
What is an example of socially motivated grammatical change?
What is an example of socially motivated grammatical change?
'They' as a singular pronoun
Who typically drives standardisation of grammar?
Who typically drives standardisation of grammar?
Educational systems, governments, media