The non-finite fofms of the verb in OE and their futher development.
In OE there were 2 non-finite forms of the verbs:
1. The inf had no verbal gr categories. Being a verbal noun by origine, it had a sort of reduced case-system. Like the Dat. – with ‘to’ could be used to indicate the direction/ purpose of an action.
2. The Part I was opposed to Part II through voice and tense distinction. Part I was formed from the Pres tense stem with the suffix –ende. Part II had stem of its own – in strong verb.
ME and NE:
1. The Inf lost its inflected form in early NE. The prep ‘to’ last its preposition force and changed into a formal sign of the Inf.
2. The distinction between 2 Part were preserved in ME and Ne. Part I had an active meaning and express a simultaneous action, Part II had a passive meaning and express a prior action.
3.the development of the Gerund.
The formation of the national E language. The London dialect.
The formation of the national literary English covers the Early NE period.
Factors that influenced:
a. The unification of the country and the progress of the culture;
b. Increased foreign contacts influenced the grouth of the vocabulary.
The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Latin invention of printing → spreading of written form of English.
Early NE → Renaissance: Shakespeare, Thomas More. The end of the 17th cent. – books and dictionaries.
In the18th cent the speech of educated people differed from that of common people: 1) pronunciation; 2) choice of words; 3) grammar.
By the end of the 18th cent the speech may be regarded as completed for new , it possessed both a written and spoken standart.
The history of London dialect reveals the sources of literary language in late ME. The London dialect fundamentally East Saxon.
ME division → LD belonged to the S. Western dial. group.
12-13th S. West. districts – “Black Death” → new arrivals from the East Midland → London dialect became more Anglian.