Wales, Scotland and Ireland

Question 1

These languages were spoken in Ireland

Accepted Answer

English, Irish (Gaelic) and Ulster Scots

Question 2

Scottish English does not show phonemic contrast between long and short vowels (while RP does)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

What is the The ‘March of Wales’ ?

Accepted Answer

An area between Wales and England

Question 4

Scottish English is not easily found in 'Kachru's inner circle'

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

In Welsh the order of words is unusual

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

due to the plantation of Ulster, catholics were deprived of many rights

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

The velar fricative ... occurs specifically in Scots words like 'loch' (lake)

Accepted Answer

/x/

Question 8

The Republic of Ireland goes back to...

Accepted Answer

1949

Question 9

They settled in Dublin and was their base for many years

Accepted Answer

The Vikings

Question 10

Like English RP, Welsh is a non-rhotic language

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Scottish English (ScotE) is rothic

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Ireland was part of the Roman Empire in the early 6th C

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

It was brought from Ireland to Scotland in medieval times

Accepted Answer

Gaelic

Question 14

In medieval times these languages were spoken in Scotland

Accepted Answer

Scots, English, French, Latin and Gaelic

Question 15

In Welsh, words spelled <ai, ay> are pronounced [eɪ]. example: 'maid' /meid/

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

The Plantation of Ulster (1609) was the organised colonisation of Ulster by people from...

Accepted Answer

Great Britain

Question 17

Welsh is the native language of about ... per cent of the population

Accepted Answer

20

Questions 17