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History of the English Language
History of the English Language
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Review periods in English language development & background information
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What is an effect of the Anglo-Saxon period?
Christianity helps literary to spread.
Pagan warfare helps expand the regional borders.
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Define polyglot.
a person who knows and is able to use several languages
a person who knows and is able to use more than one language
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Who would perform the poems that told stories of heroes and their journeys?
shopkeeper
scop
skrillex
skipper
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What represents Present Day English (PDE)?
1800s until 2017
1700s until 2000s
1600s until 1800s
1800s until 1900s
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Anglo-Saxon people had a strong belief in what concept?
here today gone tomorrow
use it or lose it
wyrd or fate
fight or flight
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What years represent the Early Modern & Modern Periods in English?
A.D. 700s & 800s
A.D. 1600s & 1700s
A.D. 1000s-1400s
A.D. 400s & 500s
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How many strong stresses are in a line of Anglo-Saxon poetry?
Three
One
Four
Two
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Anglo-Saxon literature expresses what two objectives?
religious faith & moral instruction
how to fight & how to build ships
navigation direction & relationship advice
how to survive surprise attacks & warrior protocols
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Define syntax.
arrangement of words & phrases in sentences
words from a book
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Anglo-Saxon literature was mainly what type of tradition?
family
novel
oral
lost
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What is a kenning?
two-word metaphorical name for something
two-word euphemism to minimize a tragedy
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What reveals the intellect and creativity of the Anglo-Saxon people?
their oral tradition of storytelling
their ability to sail & navigate the sea
their artwork
their riddles
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What is caesura?
midline diminuendo for effect
midline pause for effect
midline alliteration for effect
midline crescendo for effect
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What best describes the juxtaposition in the Anglo-Saxon literature?
a contrast between stability & chaos
contrast between pagan & Christian worlds
a contrast between good & evil
a contrast between warrior & intellectual mindset
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What illustrates the O.E. or Anglo-Saxon Period in English?
Native Celts + Norman Conquest (200 years)
Native Celts + Viking invasions (beginning AD 793)
Native Celts + Germanic Tribes (Angles, Saxons, Jutes)
Native Celts + Roman Occupation (for 300 years)
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What is an example of an idiomatic phrase?
"Seek the truth" - requires one to move out of comfort zone
"Pay the piper" - means to face the consequences of actions
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What is a cosmopolitan vocabulary?
a large and diverse lexicon created & borrowed
elevated lexicon to provide language for scientists
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Which came first to occupy the original Celtic lands?
Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
Viking Invasions
Roman Occupation
William, Duke of Normandy, France
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What is etymology?
a word's difficulty of pronunciation
a word's history of formation
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Define lexicon.
word history
vocabulary
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What is the "great-granddaddy" of English?
Latin
Proto-Germanic language
Greek
Proto-Indo-European language
