English Language History Flashcards
What languages were spoken in Britain before 449?
Celtic Languages
Which people settled in Britain from 449
Anglo, Saxons, Jutes - Germanic
Ignore
Failed
Give examples of words that have survived from that language
Ear, The, Water, Child, Talk - all high frequency words
When did the Vikings invade and settle in Britain
8th Century
What language did the Vikings speak?
Old Norse
What was the impact of that language on Old English
Lost grammatical endings
Give examples of words that have come from the Vikings
Sky, Bag, Law, hit
Who invaded in 1066? And what language did they speak?
William the Conqueror
Spoke: Norman, Old French
What was the differences in language use between the upper classes and lower classes in the couple centuries after that invasion?
Lower class - old English
Upper class - French
What was the influence on food vocab?
cow (Anglo Saxon)
beef (French)
Norman invasion
What do we call the period of English from 1100 to 1500?
Middle English
What are some of the factors that contributed to the emergence of early and late modern English?
OO –> oh
k was pronounced in kife knaife
Industrial revolution
New words for technology
Great Vowel Shift
What time was Old English
449 - 1100
What time was Middle English
1100-1500
What time was Early Modern English
1500-1700
What time was Late Modern English
1700-today
How can you improve the sentence ‘The dog chased the dog’s own tail’ using a pronoun?
The dog chased his own tail.
How can you improve the sentence ‘The sun dropped lower and lower in the sky until, all of a sudden, the sun was gone’ using a pronoun?
The sun dropped lower and lower in the sky until, all of a sudden, it was gone.
How can you improve the sentence ‘Mary was screaming at her child in the supermarket because Mary’s patience was all gone’ using a pronoun?
Mary was screaming at her child in the supermarket because her patience was gone.
Which description best explains when to use a pronoun?
To take the place of any noun.
Which of the following words are prepositions? List them.
- Over
- Under
- Inside
- Outside
- Next to
- Behind
- In front of
- Above
Identify all the prepositions in the following sentence: ‘I’ve got to be there on time because I’m meeting him at four o’clock.’
at
Identify all the prepositions in the following sentence: ‘Can you collect my keys? I’ve left them on the kitchen counter.’
on
Identify all the prepositions in the following sentence: ‘There’s no time left. Put your tests on the desks in front of you.’
- on
- in front of
Identify all the pronouns and prepositions in the sentence: ‘Under all of his bravado, it’s clear that Jason is actually really insecure inside.’
- Under (preposition)
- his (pronoun)
- it (pronoun)
Identify all the pronouns and prepositions in the sentence: ‘I didn’t want to go outside but my friends made me and, looking back now, it was the best thing they could have done.’
- outside (preposition)
- I (pronoun)
- me (pronoun)
- it (pronoun)
- they (pronoun)
Identify all the pronouns and prepositions in the sentence: ‘The accident was awful but the only thing that we can say about it now is that we’re over it.’
- about (preposition)
- we (pronoun)
- it (pronoun)
- over (preposition)
