1. Welcome to the
Departmental Seminar of
English
Topic: Changes in
English Language During
Renaissance

2. Prepared By:
Provat Regon
&
Debajit Borah
Department of English
BA 3rd Semester .
Bahona College

3. Contents:
1. Abstract.
2. Introduction.
3. History.
4. Changes in Grammar.
5. Changes in Pronounciation.
6. Changes in Spelling.
7. Changes in the field of
Vocabulary.
8. Conclusion.
9. Bibliography.

4. Abstract:
* We work on the changes took place in English during
Renaissance.
* Get help from our text book and some another books and internet
sources to prepare this presentation.
*In Renaissance, English language took changes mainly in
Pronunciation, Grammar Spelling and in the field of vocabulary.
.

5. * The English language has been gradually
departing from its original Teutonic
character and reach the modern status.

6. Introduction:
The English language is the richest
language of the world.
It is accepted as the
international language.

7. Language is not static, it got changes with the passing
time. Change is constantly going on in every age.
English got the modern stage by changing and
developing it’s origin.

8. By Origin
English includes in the family of
Indo-European languages.

9. Changes took place in Renaissance:
During Renaissance English language got many changes into its-
 Grammar
 Pronounciation
 Spelling.
&
 Vocabulary

10. Changes in Grammar:
The Renaissance period give the existence of
modern grammar.
 It helps in the development of Synonyms and the use of
classical derivation to correspond to a native noun.
 Examples: King-Kingly
Hand-Manual
Nasal-Nosey

11. Changes in Pronounciation:
* The letter a was pronounced before the consonants k, f th
, and as long
a .
Example: bath, father, rather, ask, task, flask, master, craft,
etc.
* For the long pronounciation of a the sound of l is silent
in some words.
Example: Palm, Half, Calf, Calm, etc.

12. * The pronounciation of word a became ei in some words:
Example- Cake, Ale, Dame, Fame, etc.
* Orthographically the Middle English long vowel e was
represented by ee, ie, ea.
Example: feet, seek, deep, heat, seat, cat, field, believe, etc.

13. * By the end of the sixteenth century the long i
had completed the process of diphthongization
to ai .
Example: fire, write, light, life, blind, etc.
* The Middle English long u had
become the diphthong au.
Examples: house, mouse, cow, etc.

14. Graphical Representation:

15. Changes in Spelling:
It is one of remarkable results in Renaissance:
Examples of some words:

16. Before Renaissance After Renaissance
Dette Debt
Doute doubt
Indite Indict
Quire Choir
Faute Fault

17. Growth of Vocabulary:
 During the English Renaissance, (1500–1650), some 10,000 to 12,000
words entered the English lexicon, including lexicon.
 Examples: aberration, allusion, anachronism, democratic, dexterity,
enthusiasm, imaginary, juvenile, pernicious, sophisticated.

Many of these words were borrowed directly from Latin, both in its
classical and medieval forms. In turn, Late Latin also included borrowings
from Greek..

18. Graphical Representaton:

19. Conclusion:
The vast impact of Renaissance carried out
a flood of new thoughts and knowledge. It
helps in artificiality and made a distinction
between literary and spoken English.

20. Biobliography:
F.T Wood., An Outline of English Language-
(page:89-106)
CL Wrenn , The English Language.
Otto Jespersen, Growth and Structure of the English
Language-.
www.slideshare.com)
www.anglik.net)- Websites.

21.  Thank you
All
for
being
with us.