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Language Change Quiz

Authored by Joanne Colby

English

11th Grade

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Language Change Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which area is concerned with the role of English globally?

Standardisation

World Englishes

Phonology

Pragmatics

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of orthography in language change?

Sound patterns

Writing systems

Vocabulary

Sentence structure

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

AD 410

AD 449

AD 500

AD 550

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary tradition of language among the Celts?

Written

Oral

Pictorial

Musical

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Celts use in their language tradition?

Hieroglyphs

Alphabets

Runes

Numbers

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

King Alfred

The Venerable Bede

Geoffrey Chaucer

William Shakespeare

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