Early Modern Welsh
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Early Modern Welsh is the historical stage of the Welsh language used roughly between the 15th and 18th centuries, marking the transition from medieval to modern Welsh in literature and everyday use.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Early Modern Welsh canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical stage of a language
ⓘ
stage of the Welsh language ⓘ |
| endTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| follows | Middle Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Classical Welsh
ⓘ
Cymraeg cynnar modern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
continuity with Middle Welsh vocabulary
ⓘ
development of a more fixed word order ⓘ emergence of a literary standard ⓘ greater influence of English loanwords ⓘ increasing standardisation of spelling ⓘ orthographic variation in early phases ⓘ transition in grammar towards Modern Welsh patterns ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
Celtic studies
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork | William Morgan Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | transition between Middle Welsh and Modern Welsh ⓘ |
| influenced |
Modern Welsh literary style
ⓘ
Modern Welsh orthography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English language
ⓘ
Middle Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Brittonic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Celtic languages ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Welsh language ⓘ |
| precedes | Modern Welsh ⓘ |
| startTime | 15th century ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Welsh language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInForce | circa 1400s to 1700s ⓘ |
| usedBy | Welsh speakers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative documents
ⓘ
everyday communication ⓘ literature ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| usedIn | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
Reformation religious literature
ⓘ
early printed books in Wales ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
biblical translation
ⓘ
historical chronicles ⓘ legal texts ⓘ poetry ⓘ prose ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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