Quiz 3

English is originated from these tribes

• Late Modern English

• Germanic

• French

• Linguists

Two dominant tribes becoming English

• Greek and Hebrew

• Anglo, Saxon

• Viking

• Latin

Christianity, beside Latin, effects English vocabulary

• Greek and Hebrew

• Anglo, Saxon

• Viking

• Latin

Swedish, Danish and Dutch were introduced

• Greek and Hebrew

• Anglo, Saxon

• Viking

• Latin

Normandy used this language

• Late Modern English

• Germanic

• French

• Linguists

Noah Chomsky and Michael Halliday's profession

• Late Modern English

• Germanic

• French

• Linguists

French was used by upper class. Lower class used English

• Normandy

• Early Modern English

• Great vowel shift

• Middle English

The pronunciation of knife became /knaif/ not /ki:f/

• Normandy

• Early Modern English

• Great vowel shift

• Middle English

London was the standard dialect

• Normandy

• Early Modern English

• Great vowel shift

• Middle English

Oxford dictionary was published

• Late Modern English

• Germanic

• French

• Linguists