Language Frameworks - definitions

Language Frameworks

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In relation to Language Change;

Lexis/ Semantics - Archaic lexis is language that would have been used by older generations but are not used today. They have 'died out'.

Examples;

Afore - Original meaning was 'before' 

mayhap - 'perhaps'

prithee - an expression of wish or request (was used by Shakespeare)

teen - 'injury' or 'grief' - much different meaning to today which means 'teenager'  

Grammar - This has changed over the years and could be argued that it has become less formal.

Examples;

shall - in older times, people would use this auxiliary verb, however, in modern times people would choose to use 'will'.

thee, thou, whom - these were more formal pronouns, however, they are almost archaic in our modern language.

'to' -  this preposition has died out during the 1940's. For example, people used to say 'i started to walk', however, nowadays we are more likely to say 'i started walking'

Discourse - how written and spoken lexis has changed.

'one' - in older generations it was common for people to speak in the 3rd person when referring to themselves. Nowadays we use 1st person 'I'.