history of english

When did modern English start?

• between 1450 and 1500

• between 1350 and 1450

• between 1400 and 1500

• between 1475 and 1500

Is conventionally defined as the actual English language and its characteristics are that now we have more accurate sounds than in the past.

• Old English

• Middle English

• Modern English

• Early modern English

Which letter replaced the letter thorn?

• TH

• WH

• HW

• HT

Which is the period of English renascence?

• 14^th and 16^th century

• 15^th and 17^th century

• 16^th and 17^th century

• just 17^th century

Modern English has many dialects and one of them is...

• Pakistani

• Iraki

• Arabic

Which of the following is an outline of the major changes in modern English compared to its previous “Middle English”?

• Psycholinguistics

• Morphology

• Psychology

• Sociology

What was the event that began the transition from old to middle English:

• The Marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine

• vikings

• Great vowel shift

• Norman conquest

Mention the four significant changes that middle English had:

• Norman conquest, Inventing of printing press

  Great vowel shift, vikings

• Psycholinguistics, Morphology

  Sociology, Psychology

• vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and orthography

Period of time that was marked by a great extension of foreign influence on English in 1100-1250:

• Early modern English

• Early middle English

• Old English

• Middle English

The marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine with Henry II Duke of Normandy was an event with a powerful impact during

• The Middle English

• The Modern English

• The Old English

• The Early Middle English