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Modern English - Outline of changes in Modern English | | Modern English - Outline of changes in Modern English: Encyclopedia II - Modern English - Outline of changes in Modern English | | The following is an outline of the major changes in Modern English compared to its previous form (Middle English). Note, however, that these are generalizations, and some of these may not be true for specific dialects:
Modern English - Phonology.
See the sound changes c.1600-1725 and sound changes c.1725-1900 sections of the history of the English language page.
Modern English - Syntax.
disuse of the T-V distinction (thou, etc).
use of auxiliary ...
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Modern English - Outline of changes in Modern English
The following is an outline of the major changes in Modern English compared to its previous form (Middle English). Note, however, that these are generalizations, and some of these may not be true for specific dialects:
Modern English - Phonology
See the sound changes c.1600-1725 and sound changes c.1725-1900 sections of the history of the English language page.
Modern English - Syntax
- disuse of the T-V distinction (thou, etc).
- use of auxiliary verbs becomes mandatory in interrogative sentences.
- rise and fall of prescriptive grammarians.
- (North America, after 1800): Noah Webster and spelling reform.
- influence of Strunk and White, USA Today on prose styles.
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