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Seminar 1 History of English
Seminar 1 History of English
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British, american, australian, irish, scottish - these are English ...
Types
Nations
Dialects
Countries
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Which ancient language is directly related to Old English
Spanish
French
Celtic
Mongolian
3
English language is the pure language without any borrowed words
False
True
4
Where did English come from?
From latin language
From ancient greek language
From proto-germanic language
From Sumerian language
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How many languages do you think exist in the world today?
1526
15352
223
7117
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So, one of the most famous quotes about history is "History is written by the victors." Who is the author?
Plato
John Kennedy
Gaius Julius Caesar
Winston Churchill
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What is the most widespread language in the world? (according to the number of native speakers)
Chinese
English
Russian
Spanish
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What is the scientific study of language change over time?
Language morphology
Anthropology
Historical phonetics
Historical linguistics
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Written language predates oral language
True
False
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Beowulf is ...
The person who invented English language
A powerful hero from the most famous Old English epic poem
The first king of England
A negative character from an English fairy tale
