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English / Year 5 / Language / Language variation and change
Version 8
Curriculum content descriptions
Understand that the pronunciation, spelling and meanings of words have histories and change over time (ACELA1500)
Elaborations
- recognising that a knowledge of word origins is not only interesting in its own right, but that it extends students’ knowledge of vocabulary and spelling
- exploring examples of words in which pronunciation, writing and meaning has changed over time, including words from a range of cultures
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Language conventions, Spelling variations, Pronunciation