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ENGL 507
Fall 2013
Self-Review: Algeo, Ch.8
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The driving forces of the late 17th and early 18th century students of the language can be
broken down into five main elements:
o ________________________: they attempted to make English conform to logic.
o ________________________: they attempted to describe how English worked
through a system of rules.
o ________________________: they associated correct thinking with “proper”
English and language use.
o _________________________: they associated social mobility as imitating one’s
betters.
o _________________________: they associated language as an expression of
national character.
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________________________________ was a 17th and 18th century movement favoring
the creation of an organization to act as language sentinel, keeping English "pure.”
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Prescriptivists admired the model of the _______________________________________,
created in 1635. Proponents for this movement consisted of _______________________,
_____________________________, ______________________________, and
_____________________________.
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Which Queen supported the idea of an English Academy? ________________________.
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What is lexicography? _____________________________________________________.
Lexicography stems from a desire to
_______________________________________________________________________.
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In 1778, the __________________________________________ attempted to compile a
"historical dictionary" of the French language; however, this idea never progressed past
which letter? ____________________.
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In 1712, _______________________________________ created the Proposal for
Correcting, Improving, and Ascertaining the English Tongue.
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Who were the political opponents of prescriptivism? _____________________________.
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John Adams proposed an ______________________________________ instead of an
English Academy.
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In Elizabeth Elstob’s preface _______________________________________, she
responds to ___________________________________ proposal for “purifying” English.
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Some early lexicographers include: ________________________________,
__________________________________, ___________________________________,
__________________________________, and_________________________________.
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The first book considered to be an English dictionary is
_______________________________________________________ written by
_______________________________________.
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The next significant dictionary is Nathaniel Bailey’s
__________________________________________, which was expanded into the
__________________________________________ and indicates
_____________________ for the first time.
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Samuel Johnson’s ____________________________________________, published in
1755 became the most influential dictionary up until the publication of the
_________________________________________________.
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The OED became known as ___________________ dictionary, built on
___________________________________ and _________________________________
principles rather than prescriptive standards.
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Webster’s 3rd dictionary became known as __________________ dictionary because it
was based on ______________________________ principles and removed “nonlexical
matter” meant for teaching people how words were to be used.
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Which dictionary had a usage panel to guide decision making after the publication of
“that” dictionary? ________________________________________________________.
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What text was used to teach grammar in English schools, by order of the King?
_______________________________________________________________________.
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William Shakespeare would have studied grammar out of ________________________,
written by _______________________________________.
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John Wallis’ ________________________________________________ is considered
the first book of English grammar, although it is written in ________________________.
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Who invented the shall/will distinction? _______________________________________.
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The most influential early grammar of English was ______________________________,
written by _______________________________________________________. This text
is not only prescriptive, but _________________________________________ as well.
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Ann Fischer’s ___________________________________________________ is
advertised as a grammar for ________________________________________________.
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Which grammar is the first English grammar book written in English for men?
_______________________________________________________________________.
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One of the first grammar books printed in the United States was
_______________________________________________________________________.
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The most successful grammar book of all time was
_______________________________________________________________________,
although it was highly criticized for its obscurity and deficient presentation of
etymologies.
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Noah Webster set out to prove that there was a distinction between
_____________________________ English and _________________________ English.
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Webster’s anxiety over copyrighting led to the passage of the first American
__________________________________________ in 1790.
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Otto Jespersen, who coined the term “The Great Vowel Shift,” is also known for writing
the ____________________________________________________________________.