广安市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练(19)
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Towards the end of Middle English,a sudden change in pronunciation started,with vowels being pronounced shorter and shorter.From the 16th century the British had contact with people from around the world.This means that many new words and phrases entered the language.The invention of printing also meant that there was a common language in print.Books became cheaper and more people learned to read.Spelling and grammar became fixed and the dialect of London became the standard.In 1604,the first English dictionary was published.
The numbers of words in Early Modern English and Late Modern English differ.Late Modern English has a lot more words because of two main factors:firstly,the Industrial Revolution created a need for new words;secondly,the British Empire covered one quarter of the earth’s surface,and the English language took in foreign words from many countries.
From around 1600,the English colonization(殖民地化)of North America resulted in the creation of American English.Some English pronunciation and words froze when they reached America.In some ways,American English is more like the English of Shakespeare than modern British English.Some expressions that the British call “ Americanisms” are in fact original(原先的)British expressions that were preserved(保存)in the colonies but were lost in Britain.Spanish also had an influence on American English,with words like canyon,ranch,stampede and vigilante being examples of Spanish words that entered English.French words and West African words also influenced American English.
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