When looking at the lexis used with the description of London in 1827 we can see that the lexis used is much different than what it would be today. For example, there is use of pejoration within this text with the word 'gay'. Back in 1827, the noun 'gay' would have been used in a positive fashion meaning 'happy' or 'carefree' which would've been a common association when describing people back in the 1800's. However,due to language change the noun 'gay' now has a much more negative connotation meaning 'a gay man' which in more modern times is used as a negative slur.
We can also see the language change due to the surroundings in which people were used to in the 1800's. For example, the quote 'commended a piece of music' shows what was the norm back then as in more modern days someone would not play a piece of music to signify a coach arriving. Due to the advances of technology coaches are not seen as a common mode of transport, and a coach guard will not be playing music as people now have technology such as phones which can play music for one person. This means that a guard playing music is now obsolete.
