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A language arts Quiz that reviews the history of the English language and other western languages.
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Which of the following is not a direct descendant of Slavic?
Russian
Polish
Czech
Romanian
2
Which form of the word "love" survived the longest?
Luvu
Luve
3
Which is not an example of International English?
American
Australian
Liberian
Canadian
4
What type of language is New Modern English?
Inflected
Uninflected
5
Which of the following is NOT a type of English spoken today?
Standard English
Ebonics
Common English
Regional English
6
In the sender/receiver model of communication, what prevents a message from being received?
Receivers
Mediums
Senders
Noise
7
Which language family was the mother language of Latin?
Celtic
Italic
Hittite
Hellenic
8
Which of the following is NOT a reason for English losing inflection?
deterioration of the pronunciation of inflected endings
the language was only written , so people did not know how to speak it
people adopted only one form of a word when borrowing from other languages
people stopped using all of the forms of and started using just one form
9
This type of English is somewhat similar to slang, but it doesn't change as often due to its use by one profession.
Standard
Regional
Jargon
Everyday
10
Most words came into existence due to which language theory?
Arbitrary Naming
Sender/Receiver Model
Four Periods of Influence
Onomatopoeia
11
What is good English?
Standard English
British English
Regional English
English the listener expects to hear
12
What type of English changes frequently?
Slang
Standard
Regional
International
13
The period of time when the pronunciation of vowels in English changed, for example, "Loov" became "L'v"
The Latin Influence
The Great Vowel Shift
The French Influence
The Scandinavian Influence
14
Codified street language of the inner city
Slang
Ebonics
Regional
International
15
Why isn't Indo-European used today?
The people who spoke it were killed by invading groups.
Due to cultural and geographic separation, other languages replaced it.
It wasn't written down, so the people made up a different language instead.
It died out, and people stopped speaking it.
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Which two language families died in the first generation?
Hittite and Tocharian
Celtic and Hellenic
Hellenic and Hittite
Hellenic and Tocharian
17
Which of the following is NOT a reason for change in language?
Geographic separation between cultures
Symbols were no longer effective at communicating
Language was eventually written down
Need for new words
18
Language which came directly from Modern English?
Middle English
Old English
New Modern English
Proto Germanic
19
Which of the following is not considered a romance language?
French
Italian
Greek
Spanish
20
What is the mother language of both Old English and German?
Indo Iranian
Balto Slavic
Hittite
Proto Germanic
21
Which is not an example of a medium of communication?
face to face conversation
telephone
newspaper
a screwdriver
22
From which language did Yiddish directly stem?
Old Low German
Indo Iranian
Balto Slavic
Old High German
23
What is the original language from which linguists believe all other western languages stemmed?
Proto Germanic
Hellenic
Indo European
Indo Iranian
24
What type of English is taught in schools?
Regional
Slang
Standard
Everyday
25
How can one determine the subject of a sentence in an inflected language?
Word order
Word form
26
During the four periods of influence on the English language, the changes in language were mostly a result of:
A need for new words
The languages finally being written down
Cultural separation due to wars and invasions
The people spreading out geographically
27
Which language contributed the most words to English?
Slavic
Spanish
French
Latin
28
Which form of the German language died?
Modern German
Old High German
Yiddish
Old Low German
29
What is the definition of an uninflected language?
Word form determines meaning and usage
Word order determines meaning and usage
30
What is the definition of an inflected language?
Word order determines meaning and usage
Word form determines meaning and usage
31
What version of the English language did Shakespeare use in his plays?
Modern English
Middle English
Old English
New Modern English
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English is considered what type of language?
Romantic
Inflected
Celtic
Germanic
