Grammar Presentation Of Silent Letter
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Grammar Explanation Presenter: Chen Zuo TESOL master candidate
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Transcript of Grammar Presentation Of Silent Letter
Grammar Explanation
Presenter: Chen Zuo
TESOL master candidate
Silent Letterknife -- not nife?
knock--not nock?
name-- not nam?
make-- not mak?
History of English
A Great Mirror in Our English Learning
Without the mirror
You will be driven mad!
Why is English spelling so complicated???
With the guide of the mirror
1476
Printing press was introduced
By William Caxton
The dividing point between the Middle and Modern English periods.
Caxton Showing the First Specimen of His Printing to King Edward IV
Spelling is gradually fixed because of printing press
Pronunciation is still changing
The gap between spelling and pronunciation began to widen.
Spelling--In the books
Knock
Knife
Pronunciation--Consonant simplification
The consonant in consonant clusters ceased to be pronounced during the 15th and 16th centuries.
Silent letterk in kn- KnockKnife KnowledgeKneeknob
Silent letter b in –mb words
bomb
tomb
comb
thumb
The silent e in the end—to indicate the preceding vowel is long.
Old English—nama [a]
Middle English—name [ə]
Modern English—name (silent)
time [tajm]
name [nejm]
made [mejd]
Quiz
Why is there a “silent” letter in the beginning like knife or knock?
