Language Change Recap Quiz

Who invaded England in the 8th and 9th Centuries?

What impact did the introduction of the printing press have on English?

In what year was Robert Lowth's influential grammar (rulebook) of English published?

What did the Prescriptivist movement do?

What impact did Johnson's dictionary have upon English?

the word 'burger' is an example of coinage via...?

the word FROGURT (Frozen yoghurt) is a...?

How did Robert Lowth's grammar book affect English?

What additional impact did the emergence of Standard English have, besides standardizing spelling and punctuation?

What does the damp spoon metaphor suggest?

Where does Milroy say the golden Age hypothesis comes from?

Worries about change are "expressions of anxieties about larger social changes” Who said it?

Which of these two synonyms is the Anglo-Saxon form?

In what era did the Prescriptivist movement operate?

What impact did the Viking invasions have on English?

The word APRICITY, meaning sunshine on a winter's day, is....?

The change in meaning of the word SNOWFLAKE to mean a person who is easily offended is...?

What is the word OMG?

Is this statement true or false? Most descriptivists believe that language change is progress

What impact did the Norman Invasion have upon English?

The idea that language was once great and is falling into ruin is also called the:

Which of these two synonyms is the French-Latinate form?

When did RP emerge as a prestige accent?

In what year was the printing press introduced to England?

In what year was Samuel Johnson's dictionary released?