Read the passage and
identify the phenomenon each text or extract tells about. Choose
the phenomena from the list coming after the text.
Text 6
«It’s believed that this period brought about developments that
accelerated the standardization and modernization of English. The
culmination of the Printing Press around the time of the
Reformation boosted literacy among the English. Many scholars,
despite this oversimplification, believe that this period is what
bridges medieval English to Modern English. »