Diglossia
Diglossia is usually divided into how many registers of language?
2, a high register and a low register
In which century did Geoffrey Chaucer write?
the 14th century
The Canterbury Tales chronicles a pilgrimage to this important cathedral
The Canterbury Cathedral
A phrasal verb is composed of these two elements
A verb and a preposition
Who coined the term "diglossia"?
Charles Ferguson
What is the title of Chaucer's most famous work?
The Canterbury Tales
What is the name of the inn where the pilgrimages initially meet?
The Tabard Inn
What does the phrasal verb "to give up" mean?
to stop trying
Diglossia in English is divided according to these two types of registers...
Formal and informal
Besides an author, what were Chaucer's other occupations?
Civil servant and customs officer
True or False: The Canterbury Tales were completed by someone else after Chaucer's death
False. The Canterbury Tales were left unfinished after Chaucer's death
Phrasal verbs are more common in which register of English, formal or informal?
Informal
Name one other language or sociolinguistic context that demonstrates diglossia
Arabic, Greek, Italian
For his significant use of English vernacular in his writing, Chaucer is referred to by this nickname
"Father of English"
This character has one of the most detailed and developed prologues of all of the characters
The Wife of Bath
True or False: a phrasal verb can contain more than one preposition
True. e.g. "to look forward to"
English diglossia presents a unique phenomenon in which the formal register is more closely related to _________, which the informal register is more closely related to _________.
Latinate/Romance languages, Germanic languages
These Italian authors significantly influenced Chaucer's works
Dante Alighieri and Giovanni Boccaccio
Who is the saint whose shrine the pilgrims are visiting?
St. Thomas Becket
Phrasal verbs are unique to this language family, of which English is a part of
Germanic