Jane Austen and 19th century English

Last updated: 15/11/2023
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Jane Austen and 19th century English
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Diversity and change: Language change
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Worksheet
Four activities for students to explore language change and some of the distinctive features of nineteenth-century English (its lexis, grammar, semantics etc.), starting with an extract from Emma for students to annotate and analyse, and with a range of examples from Jane Austen's writing. 

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