BRITISH HISTORY

LATER MODERN ENGLISH

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Noah Webster
Webster publishes publishes his “The United States 1930—British Sir Ernest
George Washington
Dissertations on the American ends slavery linguist C.K. Ogden Gowers’ “The
Britain wrests defeats Cornwallis at
English Language, which Dictionary of the after Civil War introduces Basic Complete Plain
control of Canada Yorktown and Britain
advocates an American English Language” English. Words” published
from the French abandons its American
standard of usage.
colonies

1763 1777 1781 1782 1788 1788 1789 1795 1804 1828 1834 1840 1865 1922 1928 1930 1947 1950 1954 1989 2000

First English
Second edition
settlement at the India and
Last native Abolition of British of the “Oxford
British penal colony Cape of Good Hope, Pakistan gain
slavery in the Broadcasting English
speaker of the Webster established in South Africa independence
British Empire Corporation (BBC) Dictionary” is
Celtic Cornish publishes his Australia founded from Britain
Lewis and Clark published
language dies American First publication of document First edition of the
Spelling Book. “The Times” exploration of British colony The Oxford English
“Oxford English The number of
newspaper in London routes to American established in Dictionary Online
Dictionary” is speakers using
West new Zealand (OED Online) is
published English as a SL made available to
exceeds the number subscribers.
of native speakers.

*Mid 19th century—A standard variety of

American English develops. English is
established in Australia, South Africa, India,
and other British colonial outposts.