Middle English
This Middle English author is known for writing The Canterbury Tales.
Geoffrey Chaucer
What pronoun gradually replaced “thou” and “thee” in all contexts?
''You''
The pronunciations ‘’cure’’ /kjʊər/, ‘’advertisement’’ /ədˈvɜː.tɪs.mənt/ and ‘’talk’’ /tɔːk/ belong to _________ English.
British
Mention 3 examples of acronyms.
ASAP, TOEFL, LASER, etc.
TRUE OR FALSE? In Middle English, some verbs can be either strong or weak.
True
This language was considered prestigious and had a significant influence on vocabulary during the Middle English period, especially after the Norman Conquest.
French
TRUE OR FALSE? Reflexive pronouns such as ‘’himself’’ and ‘’myself’’ did not exist during ModE.
False. Another development in ModE is the occurrence of reflexive pronouns.
TRUE OR FALSE? The following spelling patterns ‘’catalogue’’, ‘’centre’’, ‘’defence’’ and ‘’travelled’’ belong to American English.
False. They belong to British English.
What is the term for words like wishy-washy or ping-pong?
Rhyming pairs or reduplicatives
This 1066 event marked the beginning of heavy French influence on the English language.
The Norman Conquest
TRUE OR FALSE? In Middle English, subject pronouns are not yet obligatory.
False. A little after 1250, they became obligatory.
What languages heavily influenced English vocabulary during the Early Modern English period?
Greek and Latin
Mention 3 American English dialects.
Western, Southern, Midland, Northern, New York City, New England, etc.
The following words are an example of: Examination > exam, laboratory > lab, brother > bro
Clipping
Mention 3 causes for the expansion of English in the XIX and XX century.
Colonization, globalization, technology, migration, slave trade, wars, etc.
During Middle English, the Old English letter þ (“thorn”) was gradually replaced by this digraph.
“th”
In Early Modern English, what letter was often used where Modern English has “v”?
''u''
Which factors influenced the development of American English?
Americans wanted their independence from Britain so they started from the language.
The word ‘’mockumentary’’ is an example of:
Blending
What is an ''analytic language''?
A language that uses word order and helper words, not inflections, to show grammar.
Mention 2 factors that influenced the standardization of the spelling in English.
Dictionaries, printing press, word lists, etc.
What was the Great Vowel Shift? Write 3 phonemes.
This term refers to the series of stages by which many long vowels in English began to change pronunciation.
What is the difference between a ‘’rhotic’’ language and a ‘’non-rhotic’’ language?
In a rhotic language, the /r/ is pronounced at the end of a syllable or before a consonant and in a non-rhotic language /r/ is not pronounced.
What is the term for adding prefixes or suffixes to a word? Give an example.
Affixation. (E.g. Tender–Tenderness, Mature- immature)
Who proposed the ''Concentric Circles Model''? Name the 3 circles.
Braj Kachru. Inner circle, Outer circle and Expanding circle