L&L_Unit 5

What does RP stand for in British English?

• Regional Pronunciation

• Received Pronunciation

• Royal Pronunciation

• Refined Pronunciation

Is RP the only British accent without a specific geographical correlate?

• Yes

• No

What is the clear and measured form of English spoken in Wales with rising intonations inherited from ancestral Celtic?

• Welsh English

• Celtic English

• Measured English

• Clear English

What is the name of the dialect that was once a part of Northern English but began to diverge in the 14th century?

• 
  Scottish English

• Highland Scottish

• Lowland Scottish

• 
  Gaelic Scottish

How have Scottish Gaelic words influenced English literature?

• They have been completely replaced by Scots words.

• They have been preserved thanks to writers like Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott.

• 
  They have been forgotten and are no longer used in English literature.

• They have only influenced Irish literature, not English literature.

What is the most evident influence of the Irish language on the speech of Dublin?

• The use of Scottish Gaelic words.

• The syntax of drama.

• The use of pawky expressions.

• The survival of dour expressions.

What is the Midland dialect?

• A dialect spoken in the coastal region from Point Pleasant to Dover.

• 
  A dialect spoken in the Rocky Mountains.

• A dialect spoken in the North Central states.

• dialect spoken in the Pacific Coast.

How many major subdialects does the Midland dialect have?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

What caused large numbers of Irish to seek homes in the New World?

• The Great Famine of 1845-49.

• The European revolutions of 1848.

• The American Civil War.

What has tended to level out some dialectal differences in the United States?

• Urbanization, quick transport, and television.

• 
  The traditional speech of southeastern and southern England.

• The regions where most of the early colonists were born.

• The regions where most of the foreign settlers came from.