Development of English
How did the Roman Christianization of Britain affect the English language?
Injects Latin terminology into the vocabulary
Why did English become so important in the 20th century?
The 20th-century ascendancy of English was catalyzed by US technological and economic dominance post-WWII.
English is classified as a ___________ language
Germanic
In the process of simplifying Inflections English has gone further than any language in __________
Europe
Mystery card
YES? / NO?
✨️✨️✨️The previous team answer the question and you get the points. ( If it's incorrect, they lose points)✨️✨️✨️
How many English speakers are in the world aprox? 1.3 billion to 1.5 billion
Why is language a living archive?
Because over the past 1,500 years, every political shift, economic boom, and social fracture has left a permanent imprint on the vocabulary, structure, and pronunciation of English.
According to the document:
Why didn't Japanese become a worldwide used language after Japan's technological boom?
Because Japan had remained isolated for approximately 200 years
Name at least 3 languages that share the same language group with English
German, Dutch, Flemish, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian
Gender in English is determined by:
meaning
✨️✨️✨️Mystery card ✨️✨️✨️
YES? / NO?
☠️☠️☠️Lose points☠️☠️☠️
What language did the upper classes speak after the Norman Conquest of 1066?
Old French
What is the etymology of the word Nice?
From Greek Ne (no) Scire(saber) = Foolish
More than half of the English vocabulary is derived from this language:
Latin
How has the verb been simplified in English?
(Some examples, it's okay if they are not very detailed :P )
The verb has been simplified by the loss of practically all the personal endings, the almost complete abandonment of any distinction between the singular and the plural, and the gradual discard of the subjunctive mood
✨️✨️✨️Mystery card✨️✨️✨️
YES? / NO?
☠️☠️☠️ LOSE POINTS ☠️☠️☠️
Why did English survive despite the dominance of French after 1066?
English continued to be spoken by the majority of the population, allowing it to remain a living and developing language.
Why is English more important than Chinese if Chinese has more native speakers?
Because English has the most second language speakers in the world
What are the faux-amis?
False friends. Words that seem similar but does not share the same meaning.
How many genders exist in Romance languages?
2
✨️✨️✨️Mystery card✨️✨️✨️
YES? / NO?
✨️✨️✨️Previous team answers but you get the points.(If incorrect, they lose the points)
What is an inflection?
Why isn't Latin a living language if it still exists?
Because it doesn't have native speakers nor it is used for daily, natural communication
Why arts and science can help a language to become important?
Because it reinforces the prestige of it
The following words are borrowings from which language?
balcony, canto, duet, granite, opera, piano, umbrella, and volcano
Italian
Perfectini, lo estan haciendi maravillotsi
In English Inflections in the noun as spoken have been reduced to
a sign of the plural and a form for the possessive case.
✨️✨️✨️ MYSTERY CARD✨️✨️
YES? / NO?
Steal 200 from another team