The history of the English language
What was the difference between the language spoken in church and the one spoken by the common people?
Latin was used in church and common people spoke English
How large was the empire (as a percentage of the world's land surface)?
About 25%
What are one or more of the reasons for English becoming the international language?
Colonisation, americas role as a global superpower, because it’s the most used on the internet
What is the name of the people who migrated to the UK between 1948 and 1971?
The Windrush Generation
How many social classes are there?
4 social classes
What was the point of creating dictionaries?
So that we are all on the same page, when it comes to spelling, and meaning of a word.
After which war did most of Britain’s colonies become independent?
World War II
What was the lingua franca during the Roman Empire?
Latin
Why is 22 June celebrated every year in England?
The day Empire Windrush arrived in England
What is the name of the social classes?
The elite-, upper middle-, lower middle- and working class
How many new words and phrases were invented by Shakespeare?
About 2000
What is the name of a political association of mostly former British colonies that promotes cooperation, democracy, and development among its member states?
The Commonwealth of Nations
What language was the dominant lingua franca before English?
French
Why was The Nationality Act created by the brits?
To help rebuild the country after World War II, because of the many lost lives in the war
What is the name of the parts that England was divided in?
The North and South divide
What language influenced English through William the Conqueror?
French
When was Britain's imperial century?
1815 to 1914
Which language could be the global lingua france in the future according to the video we saw in class?
French or spanish
When was the The Nationality Act that gave British citizenship to people from the britsh colonies and the Commonwealth?
1948
What is the name of the woman who wrote the article about social mobility?
Poppy Noor
What happened in 1611?
A new translation of the bible.
What is the missing words in the sentence: "The _____ never _____ on the British Empire"?
"sun" and "sets"
What other language was prominent in America, before English became the most common vernacular?
German
What is the windrush scandal?
The wrongful treatment of members of the Windrush generation, who were detained, deported, or denied rights due to lack of proper documentation
What are the 3 forms of capital according to Pierre Bourdieu?
Economic capital, cultrual capital, social capital