英语发展史_教学课件 Part 1Early_Modern_English_2.pptVIP

17th-century grammars in general were designed either for foreigners or for school use, in order to lead to the study of Latin. Some thought it a mistake to view grammar simply as a means to learn a foreign language and asserted that “the true End and Use of Grammar is to teach how to speak and write well and learnedly in a language already known, according to the unalterable Rules of right Reason.” Views on Grammar John Bunyan John Dryden 5 Bunyan published his The Pilgrim’s Progress in 1678. John Bunyan John Bunyan (1628-1688) Dryden published his greatest play All for Love in 1678. John Dryden John Dryden (1631-1700) Colonial Expansion 6 Virginia (1624) Madras (1639) Bahamas (1646) Jamaica (1655) Bombay (1661) Bermudas (1684) 1620 The Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the “Mayflower”. 1621 English attempted to colonize Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. 1624 Virginia became the first Crown Colony this year. 1633 English trading posts established in Bengal. 1637 English traders established in Canton. 1639 English established at Madras. 1646 English occupied the Bahamas. Bengal Jamestown, Virginia The Mayflower Nova Scotia 1655 English captured Jamaica. 1661 English acquired Bombay. 1664 The English seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch. 1670 English settlement in Charles town, later Charleston, South Carolina. 1680s Welsh Quakers settled in large numbers in Pennsylvania. 1684 Bermudas became Crown Colony. 1688 British East India Company gained control of Bombay. Jamaica Bombay Charleston Pennsylvania Bermudas New Amsterdam British Colonies in 1699 Economic, Educational and Scientific Advances 7 1616 William Harvey announced his discovery of the circulatory system. 1620 Francis Bacon’s first book of axioms of Novum organum was published. William Harvey (1578–1657) Francis Bacon (1561-1626) 1640 Twenty-four pamphlets were published in England, which were intended for helping the general public to read and write. 1640-