English Language

What are the four major period of English?

Pre, Old, Middle, Modern

Pre, Colonial, National, International

Proto,Indo,European, American

Pro, British, American, Modern

What is a dialect?

A series of messages that link communication

An image that accompanies a caption

A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group

A way of speaking that is imaginary and incorrect

When the Norse took control of England ______became the language of government, business and law. (Norse/French)

Norwegian

English

Germanic

French

Many English words that derive from French are associated with

Food & Travel

Wealth & Power

Farming & Housework

Liberty & Justice

Which of the following is NOT a reason that English did not die out in England under French rule?

English had more words than French

English speakers outnumbered French speakers

French rulers lost contact with culture & language

Eventually, French rulers had to show loyalty by speaking English

What invention helped to preserve & develop Modern English the most?

The computer

The phone

The printing press

The radio

What are the 3 periods of American English?

Personal, Local, Global

Colonial, National, International

Old, Middle, Modern

British, American, Multicultural

How did migration & new geography of America shape English?

The colonists borrowed many Spanish words to name their new home.

The colonists made up brand new words for all the things they had nevr seen before.

The colonists borrowed words from native americans or adapted old words to new situations.

The colonists gradually lost their British accents and developed an entirely new language called American.

What was Noah Webster’s contribution to English?

He saved the animals by building an ark.

He improved education by founding the first school.

He preserved the language by research the history of English.

He standardized English by creating a dictionary.

What spread American English in the International Period?

Globalism

Communism

Colonialism

Racism

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