History of English
When was the Early Modern English period?
Acceptable: c. 1500–1700 CE; some sources extend to 1800 CE
What’s the world’s tallest building?
a) Burj Khalifa b) Eiffel Tower c) Empire State Building
A) Burj Khalifa
Name four phonetic features of children’s speech (e.g. addition).
CCR / deletion / substitution / unstressed syllable deletion / etc
In Kachru’s concentric model, which circle does Papua New Guinea fall into?
Outer circle
In which country would you find the Cape of Good Hope?
A) South Africa
B) Ivory Coast
C) Martarius
South Africa
Name a major driver of neologisms entering English during the Early Modern period.
e.g. loan words from trade/colonies, technological innovation
How many Harry Potter movies are there?
a) 5 b) 8 c) 12
B)8
Who proposed the U-shaped right–wrong–right curve in children’s grammar?
Roger Brown (1973)
Name a Howard Giles study.
Accommodation
Which country is the most populated in the world?
India
What does the acronym PIDC stand for?
Potential
Implementation
Diffusion
Codification
How many eyes does a spider have?
a) 12 b) 6 c) 8
C) 8 (mostly)
What are Nelson’s four categories of children’s first words?
naming, actions/events, modifiers, and personal-social.
Which auxiliary verb is always used in the present perfect tense?
Have/has
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
In which year was Dr Samuel Johnson’s English dictionary published?
1755
What is the fastest aquatic animal?
a) Seahorse b) Yellowfin tuna c) Sailfish
c) Sailfish
What does velar refer to?
In linguistics, velar refers to sounds that are produced with the back of the tongue against the velum (the soft part of the roof of the mouth, towards the back).
Examples in English:
/k/ as in cat
/g/ as in go
/ŋ/ as in sing
What is at the centre of MacArthur’s wheel model?
World Standard English
Which is the smallest country in the world?
a) Monaco
b) Vatican City
c) San Marino
What was established in the 1530s as a result of the Reformation?
The Protestant church
What contains more sugar?
a) Blueberries b) Lemons c) Neither
a) Blueberries have significantly more
Who coined the phrase “poverty of the stimulus”?
Chomsky
In German, is the noun Brücke (bridge) masculine or feminine?
Feminine
Which country has the highest waterfall?
A) US
B) China
C)Venezuela
D) Brazil
The country with the highest waterfall in the world is Venezuela 🇻🇪
Angel Falls (Salto Ángel): 979 m (3,212 ft)
Located in Canaima National Park.