Many English writers and thinkers in the eighteenth century felt that the English language should be standardized. Which social
change was most closely related to the perceived need for standardization? 1-growth of the urban population
2-religious reforms
3-increased life expectancy
4-increased literacy
5-relaxation of censorship laws
Increased literacy was the social change most closely related to the perceived need for standardization. If people weren't increasingly literate at the time, they wouldn't have felt the need to standardize the correct usage of the English language.
