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What main groups are Germanic languages classified into?
East Germanic, North Germanic, and West Germanic.
Which period is called Old English in the history of the language?
5th - 11th century Anglo-Saxon
What are the motivations of changes in the History of the language?
written records of different periods
How many groups did Germanic tribes consist of in the 1st century A.D. according to Pliny?
Five groups: Vandals, Ingvaeones, Istvaeones, Herminones, and Bastarnae.
Six gruops: Vindili, Ingvaeons, Istkveoni, Pekvini or Bastarni, Germioni, Gellivioni
Who characterized the social structure of the world Germanic tribes around 100 A.D. next after Pliny?
Roman historian Cornelius Tacitus.
The information of the Teutons is based on arguments by
Greek and Roman
Who took two expeditions against the Teutons?
Karl Verner
Jacob Grimm
Rasmus Rask
Cornelius Tacitus
Who offered an explanation of exceptions to Grimm’s law in 1877?
Karl Verner
How many and what alphabets did Germanic tribes use for their writings?
Two alphabets: Runic and Latin.
Three alphabets: Runic, Gothic, Latin
The earliest long manuscript of old Germanic texts is ?
Geography
History of ancient Germans
German Grammar
Ulfilas's Gospel
Natural History
What part of the Germanic territory did the Ingvaeones live?
Coastal region of the North Sea (parts of Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands). Northwestern Germany, along the North Sea coast.
A powerful tribal union of Franconians was built by
the Ingvaeons
the Vindili
the Germioni
the Istkveoni
the Pekvini
What separate dialects was the Old Norse divided into?
Old Norwegian, Old Danish, Old Frisian
Old Gothic, Old German and Saxon
Old Frisian, Old German, Old Swedish
Old Danish, Old Swedish and Icelandic
Old French, Old English, Old Saxon
What was a collection of epic songs of Old Icelandic?
Older Edda
Who were the first Germans to become Christians?
the Saxons
the Goths
the Norwegians
the Frisians
the Ingvaeons
Old English and Old Saxon were spoken by
West Germanic
East Germanic
Franconians
The Istkveoni
South Germanic
When and where did the West Germanic tribes start out their great migrations?
in the 9th c., Scandinavian peninsula
in the 1st c., Germanic territory
in the 5th c., British Isles
in the 5th c., the North Sea
in the 7th c., Jutland Isles
What ancestor language did the Germanic languages originate from?
When did the Proto-Germanic become a separate language?
between the 15th-10th c. В.С.
between the 10th - 4th c. В.С.
between the 11th-10th c. В.С.
between the 4th-6th c. A.D.
between the 5th-9th c. A.D.
When and how was the Proto-Germanic Language recreated?
in the 19th., through comparative linguistics
What Germanic tribe was the Scandinavia settled by?
The Pekvini
The Gellivioni
The Germioni
The Istkveoni
The Vindili
When and why did the Germanic tribes borrow the Latin alphabet?
4th century, period of migration
9th century, stretch of Gothic
5th century, expanse of Romans
6th century, period of language evolution
7th century, development of Christianity
Where is the Dutch language spoken? –
The Netherlands and parts of Belgium
What was the stress position in Non-Germanic languages?
movable and stable
stable and dynamic
free and changable
force and breath
fixed and expiratory
When and how did Jacob Grimm create the changes of consonants in PG language?
in the early 17th c., in terms of lexicology
in the early 19th c., in terms of vocabulary
in the late 15th c., in terms of word stress
in the early 19th c., with regard to phonetics
in the early 19th c., concerning grammar
Who discovered a series of consonant changes in the late 19th century in Proto-Germanic languages?
Karl Verner (Verner’s Law).
What phenomenon does vowel gradation contain in IE languages?
Who settled in Britain Island from Spain and when did they begin to arrive?
Iberians, about 3000 BC
How many Celtic tribes were there that settled in the British Isles and who were they?
Several tribes, including Britons and Gaels. Picts: Scots
2 tribes: Scots and Britons
When and why were Roman army called back from Britain?
in 310, to conquer Gaul
in 410, to defend Italy
in 510, to win Celts
in 412, to protect Britain
in 415, to defend Druids
Who proposed the division of the history of English according to the state of unstressed ending?
How many separate kingdoms did Germanic tribes form which conquered Britain?
Seven, known as the Heptarchy.
Whom did the decisive victory come to an end in the struggle between those kingdoms in 828?
What was the capital of England in 828?
Northumbria
Sussex
East Anglia
Mercia
Who wrote the first history of Old England?
The Venerable Bede
What territory of Britain did the Saxons and the Angles occupy in the period of Anglo-Saxon conquest?
northen south of the Elbe
north and south of the Thames
north and south of the Oder
north and west of the Thames
south and east of the Rain
Who were in the majority of Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall tribes during the period of Anglo-Saxon conquest?
What conditions were the West Germanic tongues influenced by in the OE transitional period?
invasions and entries
tribal and clan division
conquests and struggles
wars and migrations
political and economic
How is the Scandinavian Conquest described in the history of England?
was a great military and political event, which also influenced the English language.
How long did the struggle of the English against the Scandinavians last?
Over 400 years
Until 1042
For about 100 years
Over 878
Until 1016
What dialects were integrated by the Scandinavian element in the 12th and 13th centuries?
central English dialects
Northumbrian territory
Cornwall dialects
Wales dialects
southern English dialects
How long did the Scandinavian power in England last?
Until 1042
Who was the ruler of the Old English nobility when Scandinavian power was overthrown?
King Edward the Confessor
What did the Scandinavian element of thorp denote?
shire
town
union
kingdom
village
What was the yearbook of the events in English history starting at 787?
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
What dialect were ‘Franks’ Casket,’ ‘Ruthwell Cross,’ Bede’s ‘Dying Song,’ and Caedmon’s ‘Hymn’ represented by?
Northumbrian dialect
What dialect was ‘Vespasian Psalter’ (8th century) represented by?
The Mercian dialect
When and who sent a mission to England in order to spread Christianity among the Germanic conquerors?
in 597, Pope Gregory I
As a result of new ties with Rome, the Latin language was introduced in England as the language of the ?
church
When did Indo-European tribes come to Europe?
Around 3000-2500 B.C.
How many main dialects were there in OE?
4: Northumbrian, Mercian, West Saxon, and Kentish.
The oldest extant epic poem of the OE period ?
Ruthwell Cross
The Anglo-Saxon chronicle
The Pastoral Care
Runic Casket
Who occupied the whole of English territory north of the Thames in the late 9th century?
the Scandinavians
the Saxons
the Romans
the Normans
the Celts
Who became ruler of England in 1016?
Danish king Knut
King Ethelred
Julius Caesar
Hengest and 1-lorsa
King Alfred
When did King Edward the Confessor die?
1066. January 5
The outer history of the language is?
the events in the life (history) of the people speaking this language
the dialects spoken in the territory
Runic inscriptions
the changes in the language itself
the written records
The inner history of the language is?
Changes in grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary.
When did the history of the English language begin?
In the 5th century AD
The first history book “the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle” was compiled by order of the king?
Alfred the Great
The change from Middle English to Early Modern English was?
the development of the grammar system
the introduction of printing
the rapid development of written language
the foundation of the English national language
the beginning of a new era in the history of English
What principles was Rastorguyeva’s periodization of the history of English based on, except for historical events affecting the language?
modifying of phonetic system
introduction of printing
development of written records
development of grammar system
purposes of teaching and research
What historical event did the Early Middle English period begin with?
How did Rastorguyeva describe the Early New English period (1476-1660)?
period of Danish invasion
period of Roman invasion
age of Chaucer and of Shakespeare
age of Henry Sweet
period of King Alfred
How did Profs Arakin and Ilyish describe the New English period (16th-20th centuries)?
period of English National Language
formation of English People
period of Danish invasion
formation of English nationality
age of normalization and correctness
Which period do the 19th and 20th centuries represent?
Modern English period
The first English printing office was founded by ?
William Caxton, in 1476.
The Old English vocabulary can be divided into?
3:Native words, borrowings, and coined words(borrowing from other languages)
English belongs to?
North Germanic group
Scandinavian group
West Germanic group
Celtic group
East Germanic group
When did the Romans under Julius Caesar land in Britain?
Who were the first inhabitants of Britain?
Britons
Cornish
Welsh
Jutes
Saxons
Scandinavian invasion into England had begun as early as?
793 AD, with the Viking raids.
Who ruled the country after the Norman Conquest?
William the Conqueror and the Normans
Who wrote that the Teutons were nomads?
John Trevisa
Caesar
Barbour
Bede
Who was the first to classify the Germanic tribes?
Tacitus in his work Germania
What branch of linguistics was Proto-Germanic language reconstructed by?
Applied Linguistics
Historical Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Comparative linguistics
Psycholinguistics
