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Section A: Language change

Question 1

Read Texts A, B and C.

Analyse how Text A exemplifies the various ways in which the English language has changed
over time. In your answer, you should refer to specific details from Texts A, B and C, as well as to
ideas and examples from your wider study of language change. [25]

Text A

Excerpts from the ‘Observations in Gardening’ sections of the February and October editions of
The Gentleman’s Magazine from 1731

Obʃervations in Gardening for the Month of February

HIS Month is of great Work for the Rub Moʃs from Trees after a Shower of Rain ;
TGardener. ʃcrape and cleanʃe them from Cankers, &c. Cut
In the Kitchen-Garden renew the Heat of and lay quick-ʃets, and trim up paliʃade Hedges. 20
5 your Hot-beds with freʃh Dung, and continue Earth up the Roots of uncover’d Fruit trees,
to ʃow Cucumbers and Melons as in the former and drain ʃuperfluous Moiʃture from Roots of
Month. Trees. Lay Bird-lime for the bird called the Tit,
Make a large Hot-bed for forward Rhadiʃhes, or Tit-mouʃe, which is a deʃtructive Enemy to
and Spring Carrots ; they may be ʃown together, Dwarf pears and Plums in this and the preceding 25
10 becauʃe the Rhadiʃhes be drawn in March, Month, by deʃtroying the Buds.
whereby they will make room for the Carrots. The Beginning of this Month you may ʃow
*** Auricula Seed, in Caʃes filled with light Earth,
Now, as well as in Oƈtober, may be planted the and the Seeds of the Polyanthois in ʃome ʃhady
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Eʃpaliers of Pears, Plums or Apples, ʃo uʃeful as Border. 30
well as profitable in a Garden ; for being planted Tranʃplant all ʃorts of flowering Shrubs,
15 a convenient Diʃtance from a Fruit Wall, they which bear the Weather ; as Roʃes, Hony-ʃuckle,
are an admirable Defence againʃt blighting Lilac &c.
Winds, and produce noble Fruit.

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Obʃervations in GARDENING for OCTOBER.
35 OW ʃet ʃome Kidney Beans in Baskets ʃome cool place, the Flowers will increaʃe in 45
Nunder ʃome warm wall to be afterwards bigneʃs and remain good two or three months.
aʃʃiʃted by moderate hot Beds ; as the Seaʃon Make Plantations of Lettuce Cabbage for
becomes violent ; with good management, theʃe Winter uʃe. Sow Rhadisʃes in ʃome warm
will fruit very early. place to draw early in the Spring, and Creʃʃes,
40 Sow ʃome of the Hotʃpur Peaʃe and Spaniʃh Lettuce, Muʃtard, Spinach, &c. upon a decay’d 50
Beans in ʃome well expoʃed Border. hot Bed for Winter Sallads.
Take up thoʃe Colly-flower Plants which Continue to Earth up Sellery for Blanching.
begin to flower, tye their leaves together, and Towards the end Earth up and Dreʃs ʃuch
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bury their roots and ʃtalks in Sand in a Cellar, or Artichoaks as have done blowing .

Notes:
1 Eʃpaliers: fruit trees with branches trained to grow flat against a wall
2 blowing: blooming

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