Language Change Quiz

What are the two types of language variation mentioned in the context of language change?

• Diachronic and synchronic

• Phonetic and semantic

• Descriptive and prescriptive

• Lexical and grammatical

Which area is concerned with the role of English globally?

• Standardisation

• World Englishes

• Phonology

• Pragmatics

What is the role of orthography in language change?

• Sound patterns

• Writing systems

• Vocabulary

• Sentence structure

In what year did the Saxons begin to arrive in Britain?

• AD 410

• AD 449

• AD 500

• AD 550

What was the primary tradition of language among the Celts?

• Written

• Oral

• Pictorial

• Musical

What did the Celts use in their language tradition?

• Hieroglyphs

• Alphabets

• Runes

• Numbers

Who wrote the Ecclesiastical History known as the Anglo Saxon Chronicle?

• King Alfred

• The Venerable Bede

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• William Shakespeare

Which of the following languages was NOT mentioned by Bede as spoken in Britain?

• Anglo-Saxon

• French

• Irish

• Latin

What is the time period for Old English as mentioned in the document?

• 500-1000 AD

• 400-1100 AD

• 600-1200 AD

• 300-900 AD