English 1

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What was the first group to settle in Britain?

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The Celts

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Which group came from Denmark and Germany?

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The Anglo-Saxons

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What is the name of the language that was created by the Anglo-Saxons and was the beginning of the English language?

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Old English

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What is Middle English?

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A mix between Old English and French

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What happened in 1066?

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England got invaded from France by the Normans

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What influence has Scandinavian languages had on English?

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Not as much as Old English and French, but some words like pronouns, the weekday Thursday and some words that have to do with farming and landscape forms

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Why was the invention of printing important for English?

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Because it became easier to make rules and grammar - to make a common standard for English

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What are the names of the two last stages of the development of the English language?

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Early Modern English and Present Modern English

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What was the most important reason for English starting to spread out around the world?

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The British Empire (that the British took so many colonies)

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What is a lingua franca?

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A language people with different first languages use to communicate. In most situations this would be English.