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In what fields do we find lots of words of French origin?
law, science, religion
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Old English was the language, spoken after the invasion of.....
Jutes, Angles, Saxons, Vikings
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What language was spoken by aristocracy during the period of Middle English?
French
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Name 3 words that came into English during the Middle English period
council, marriage, sovereign, government, parliament, damage
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How do you call the language English has derived from?
Proto-Germanic
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Name 5 words in today's English from the Old English period
water, child, ear, talk, the, sky, bag, law, hit, they, fater, heaven
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"They gave us a cordial reception" has roots in French. say the same phrase, using the Anglo-Saxon vocabulary.
They gave us a hearty welcome.
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Name a text, which is the best example of Old English
Beowulf - the Anglo-Saxon epic, a German epic poem
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Geoffrey Chaucer's "Cantebury Tales" is an example of.......
Middle English
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How many words in today's English are of French origin?
ca 30%, 10,000 ws
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Who is the writer, associated with the rise of Modern English?
William Shakespeare
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What happened in 1066?
Norman Conquest; William the Conqueror; start of Middle English period; Norman French influence on Old English
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What language family does English belong to?
Indo-European
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The peasants would use Old English words like pig, cow, chicken, while the aristocracy, who ate the meal, would say
pork, beef, poultry
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Approximately how many people in the world speak Indo-European languages?
ca 3 billion people
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What is the big change in pronunciation, associated with Early Modern English
Great Vowel Shift
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When the Vikings came, they brought the influence from..........
Old Norse
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What language was spoken among peasantry during the Moddle English period?
Anglo-Saxon; Old English
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