Old English
What two alphabets were used in Old English?
Latin and Runes
Which two languages influenced Middle English?
French and Norse
Which spelling/pronunciation feature changed the pronunciation of 'knight'
Silent letters
What language family is English?
Germanic
What type of text do we usually find from Old English times?
Religious
Who brought the germanic language to England?
The Anglo-Saxons / Vikings.
Which text is from Middle English times? Beowulf, Canterbury Tales, or Hamlet?
Canterbury Tales
Which invention made English need to be standardised?
The Printing Press
What are the three eras of English?
Old, Middle, and Early Modern English
What could be printed because of the Printed Press?
Books, newspaper, novels etc
Name two features of Old English caused by Germanic influence
Grammatical gender, Case, Flexible word order, Many ways to say 'the'
There are no spelling rules Middle English. words are spelled simply the way they sound. True or False
True
What pronunciation change occurred which changed long vowels in English?
The Great Vowel Shift
What language existed in England before Old English?
Celtic languages (influenced by Latin)
Which time period was Shakespeare from?
Early Middle English
Name the feature of Old English linked with Latin
Vocabulary (prefixes)
If there is a rich and a poor person, who would call 소고기 'beef'?
Rich people
What is Standardisation?
Making rules for a language to make sure everything is the same!
English is a Germanic language. Name two other Germanic languages.
Norwegian, German, Frisian, Danish, Swedish etc.
What is a famous text from Old English?
Beowulf
Translate the Old English sentence "Gōde ofernōn!"
It means "good afternoon"
What event created Middle English?
The Norman Conquest
When making standard English, they had to choose one vocabulary from many dialects. How many dialects were there?
5
Which language origin does this word have?
'anger'
Norse
What famous book was printed using the Printing Press that helped standardise English?
The Bible or The Dictionary