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
Name (First & Last)
Period
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