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Basic History of the English Language
That's from Where?
More from Where?
Misc 1
Misc 2
100
Name four languages that English has borrowed words from.
What is Anglo-Saxons, French, Latin, and Celtic languages?
100
English is an _________________ language.
What is International?
100
It is common for languages to adopt words from other languages, this is called "________________".
What is borrowing?
100
Many people believe that human language first developed in this continent.
What is Africa?
200
Modern __________________ has created new words in the English language.
What is technology?
200
From what language do we get cow, house, bread and sword from?
What is Anglo-Saxon?
200
The words dingo, kangaroo, koala, and boomerang are borrowed from what language?
What is the Australian language?
200
Some of the most widely spoken languages in the world such as Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, and Japanese are spoken on this continent.
What is Asia?
200
The New Testament of the Bible was translated into English by _____________.
Who is William Tyndale?
300
Who currently plays a part in shaping the English language?
What is ME.
300
From what language did the English language get you, husband, law, and anger from?
What is the Vikings?
300
The word "patio" is borrowed from what language?
What is the Spanish language?
300
English is referred to in three levels ____________, _______________, and __________________.
What is Old English, Middle English, and Modern English
300
The printing press was invented in the year __________.
What was 1476?
400
English is considered a "____________" language.
What is "borrowed".
400
From what language did the English language get catch, wage, and reward from?
What is the Normans?
400
The word "robot" is borrowed from this language.
What is the Czech language?
400
English is influenced and shaped by many different _______________.
What is languages?
400
The printing press was invented by ____________________.
Who is Thomas Caxton?
500
What language did the English language(s) come from?
What is a West Germanic language.
500
Name two example words that we got from Greek and Latin in the 16th century.
What is catastrophe and anatomy
500
Where what language does the borrowed word "banana" in the English language come from?
What is a West African language?
500
Many words in English are first found in this famous writer's plays (1564-1616)
Who is William Shakespeare?
500
The introduction of the printing press brought an interest in ______________ English writing.
What is standardizing?