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The History of the English Language
The History of the English Language
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What are the new soursces of the vocabulary enriching in the Modern Language?
Suffixation
Literature
Scientific sphere
Conversion
2
Shakespeare worked and created his poetry and plays in
The Era of Middle English
The Era of Early Modern English
None
The Era of Old English
3
Who was the first English speaking king after the Norman Dynasty?
Henry III
Henry IV
Henry I
Henry II
4
When was the English Language influenced by Latin much?
in all these periods
in 6th century
in 55 BC
in 1066
5
Which answer shows the invasions in the correct order?
Norman Invasion, Roman Invasion, Scandinavian Invasion
Scandinavian Invasion, Norman Invasion, Roman Invasion
Roman Invasion, Scandinavian Invasion, Norman Invasion
Roman Invasion, Norman Invasion, Scandinavian Invasion
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How long did the Norman Dynasty reign?
1 century
2 centuries
4 centuries
3 centuries
7
The English word "Very" comes from
German
French
Latin
Spanish
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How many big periods do the scientists recognize in the history of the English Language?
4
5
2
3
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What Language Group does the English Language belong to?
None
The Germanic Languages
The Iranian Languages
The Romance Languages
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What influenced greatly the development of the English Language?
Inventions
Religion
All 3
Invasions
11
__________ thousand French words had been taken into English by 1500.
20000
10000
15000
3000
12
What Germanic tribes brought their language to the British Isles?
The Jutes
The Angles
All of them
The Saxons
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Shakespeare invented and enriched the English Language by
2000 words
1500 words
1000 words
5000 words
