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In ME there was a ...... in categories for nouns and adjectives.
Reduction
Which two out of seven OE monophthongs changed their quality in ME?
In ME [æ] became [a] and [y] became [i]
Which ending is used to make adjectives in ME plural?
Ending -e (god-gode)
What are the most influential borrowings in ME?
French
What are the main dialects in ME?
Northern, South-western, South-eastern, West Midland, East Midland
When was the Battle of Hastings?
1066 October 14
Which four new diphthongs appeared in ME?
[ai], [ei], [au], [ou] appeared in ME
In ME there are: Common and Genitive
In OE:Nominative, Accusative, Dative
Sky, wrong, happen, knife, root, they - are examples of which borrowings?
Scandinavian
Name 3 types of ME dialect differences
Phonological, morphological, lexical
Tell the dates of Early and Late ME.
Early ME (ca.1066-1350)
Late ME(ca.1350-1485)
What is the most important change in ME consonant system? e.g:cild - child, brycg - bridge
The development of the fricative consonant [ʃ] and the affricates [tʃ] and [dʒ]
Name categories of pronouns in ME.
Number(singular, plural)
person(1st, 2nd, 3rd)
cases(Nominative, Genitive, Accusative)
gender(feminine, masculine, neuter)
In which spheres were Latin borrowings used?
Religion, medicine, law, literature
Which dialect's proportion of words varies considerably?
Scandinavian
When was the first printed book published in England ?
In 1484
Which phonological change is shown by following examples?
e.g.sprecan speken speak
talu tale tale
hopian hopen hope
Lengthening of vowels. Changes are shown when vowels are in an open syllable
What are 3 ways to form an irregular verb in ME?
1) Ablaut
2) Addition of dental suffix
3)Change of a stem vowel(sometimes consonant)
What is the most productive compounding type?
On what is recognition in ME dialects based?
Describe phonetic changes in ME period.
Vowels in unstressed positions were reduced. New consonant sounds were developed in native words.
Name 4 words with diphthongs from French and other sources
voice, few, fume, joy
Which nonfinite forms of preterite-present verbs were lost in ME?
infinitives and past participles
Before 1250 what were several groups of borrowings?
1. Name for social roles and occupations
2.Items introduced through literary channels
3.Church terms
Which verb can show clear dialect differences?
Forms of verb "be"