History of the English Language

Question 1

The English language really started with the arrival of these three Germanic tribes

Accepted Answer

Angles, Saxons, Jutes

Question 2

Renaissance means

Accepted Answer

rebirth or reawakening

Question 3

For a period, there was a kind of linguistic class division, where the lower classes spoke __.

Accepted Answer

English

Question 4

Late Modern English time period?

Accepted Answer

1800-Present

Question 5

Early Modern English time period?

Accepted Answer

1500-1800

Question 6

Middle English time period?

Accepted Answer

1100-1500

Question 7

Printing also brought standardization to ?

Accepted Answer

English

Question 8

Old English did not _______ or ______ like English today.

Accepted Answer

sound or look

Question 9

At the time of the 5th Century invasion, the inhabitants of Britain spoke what language?

Accepted Answer

Celtic

Question 10

Old English time period?

Accepted Answer

450-1100 AD

Question 11

In this century, English became dominant again

Accepted Answer

14th

Question 12

In 1066, __________ the Conqueror, invaded and conquered England.

Accepted Answer

William

Question 13

Towards the end of Middle English, a sudden and distinct change in pronunciation started

Accepted Answer

The Great Vowel Shift

Question 14

Most of the Celtic speakers were pushed west & north by the invaders into what is now known as

Accepted Answer

Wales, Scotland, Ireland

Question 15

The first daily English-language newspaper, The Daily Courant, is published in London

Accepted Answer

1702

Question 16

The new conquerors brought with them a kind of ___ which became the language of the Royal Court

Accepted Answer

French

Question 17

Books became cheaper and more people learned to what?

Accepted Answer

read

Question 18

The invading Germanic tribes spoke similiar languages which developed into we now know as what?

Accepted Answer

Old English

Question 19

The invention of ______ also meant that there was now a common language in print

Accepted Answer

printing

Question 20

"Table Alphabeticall", the first English dictionary is published

Accepted Answer

1604

Question 21

For a period, there was a kind of linguistic class division, where the upper classes spoke __.

Accepted Answer

French

Question 22

Late Modern English has many more words arising from two principal factors

Accepted Answer

The Industrial Revolution & the British Empire

Question 23

William Caxton establishes the first English printing press

Accepted Answer

1476

Question 24

Thomas Jefferson writes the American Declaration of Independence

Accepted Answer

1776

History of the English Language

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History of the English Language

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