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WorksheetsModern English/Sources of Legal English
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What language was spoken in Britain prior to the Roman invasion in 55 BC?
Latin
English
French
A Celtic dialect
The words of what origin are regularly used in professional English language?
French
German
Latin
Celtic
Whose arrival made the biggest impact on the English language?
St Augustine
The Vikings
William the Conqueror
What origin are words ending in -by, -thorpe,-wick,-ham?
Latin
Scandinavian
French
When did the Normans invade England?
1066
597
What was the influence of the Norman Invasion on the English language?
A lot of French borrowings
Sentence structure changed
When did French become the official language of England?
597
1066
Was English used in legal matters after the Norman invasion?
Yes
No
What did the Statute of Pleading in 1356 state?
All legal proceedings should be in English but recorded in Latin
All legal proceedings should be in English but recorded in French
Which branch of law began to develop entirely in English?
Contract law
Company law
Commercial law
