Episode 163: An Elementary Education

<p>By the second half of the Elizabethan period, the perception of English had changed significantly in England. It was increasingly perceived as a sophisticated language capable of matching the refinement of other European languages. One of the language&#8217;s most vocal advocates was a schoolmaster named Richard Mulcaster. His &#8216;Elementarie&#8217; argued for the standardization of English spelling and established the foundation of many common spelling conventions used in Modern English.</p> <p><a href="https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/HOE-Transcript-Episode163.pdf"><strong>TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE 163</strong></a></p>