History of English - Ex. 4

Question 1

Polysynthetic

Answer 1

Create entire word-sentences

Question 2

Inflection

Answer 2

Same word modified (Grammatical)

Question 3

Derivation

Answer 3

Creation of a new word (Meaning)

Question 4

English vs. Sanskrit

Answer 4

• Both IE family
• E: Germanic, S: Indo-Iranian
• E: Living, S: Dead (older)

Question 5

Grimm’s Law explained

Answer 5

• Systematic sound correspondences
• Germanic / Non-Germ. of the IE family

Question 6

Europeans Ancestors (Hypothesis)

Answer 6

— Indo-European —
1 - Garden of Eden
2 - Steppes of Kurgan (Central Russia)

3 - Northen Climate (Central Europe)

3 - IE cognates for Winter, Snow, not for Ocean, Camel

Question 7

Surviving Celts Descendants

Answer 7

• Welsh - 0.8
• Gaelic (Irish Scots) - 0.22
• Breton (French) - 1.2

Question 8

Number of Speakers Calculation

Answer 8

Language censures and predictions

Question 9

Welsh is characterized by

Answer 9

• Lilt pronunciation
• Specific Sentence structure
• Flamboyance descriptive

Question 10

Welsh word origin

Answer 10

AS: wealas (foreigner)

Question 11

Cymry

Answer 11

”- Welsh Cymraeg

• Called themselves ““fellow-countrymen””
  “

Question 12

Chester

Answer 12

”- Roman for ““Camp””

• Romans on British Isles Influence on Celts
• Manchester, Winchester
  “

Question 13

We base our knowledge of Germanic Tribes on

Answer 13

• Tacitus (Roman Historian 1st Century)
• Bede’s Ecclesiastical History + Anglo-Saxon Chronicles

Question 14

Germanic Tribes move to Baltic regions

Answer 14

• Norse Tongue Scandinavian
• West Germanic Languages (High Low)

Question 15

Angles and Saxon came from (today)

Answer 15

• Holland, Germany, Denmark

Question 16

Angles invaded from

Answer 16

Schleswig-Holstein

Question 17

Jutes came from

Answer 17

Juteland (Frisia)

Question 18

Moorleichen

Answer 18

• Bog people
• Corpse of Germanic Sacrifice Victims
• Uncovered Denmark 19th C.

Question 19

Frisians

(+ descendants and language)

Answer 19

• Raiding Germanic Tribe
• Desc: Friesland (islands Holland)
• Language Gen. Closest to English

Question 20

Germanic Invaders

(Tribes)

Answer 20

Angles

Saxons

Jutes

Question 21

The Anglo-Saxons set up seven Germanic kingdoms in Britain

Answer 21

— Early English into Dialects —

• Northumbria
• Mercia
• East Anglia
• Kent
• Essex
• Sussex
• Wessex

Question 22

Why can we say that the relations between the Germanic invaders and the conquered Britons were not good.

Answer 22

The obvious lack of Celtic influence on the vocabulary of English

Question 23

England (Creation)

Answer 23

• 1000
• Aethelbert of Kent first king (600)
• Anglecynn spoke Englisc (OE)

Question 24

The Anglo-Saxon traits in the English of today

Answer 24

• Undestatement
• Riddles
• Intricacy
• Interlacing

Question 25

Dannish King in England

Answer 25

- 1000 - King Canute - Viking Danish complete integration in English Society

Question 26

Sir William Jones (as an Official)

Answer 26

- British Official in India - Learned Sanskrit (lang. of indian law)

Question 27

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Collection During what)

Answer 27

- Alfred the Great reign

Question 28

King Arthur

Answer 28

- 6th Century - Resistance Germanic tribes invasion - Legendary Celt Military Leader - Arthorius

Question 29

Celtic fringe

Answer 29

- Outside Edges of British Isles - Where Germanic invaders pushed Britons

Question 30

Alfred the Great

Answer 30

"- King of Wessex - Only ""Great"" - 871 (brother killed by Danes) - Pushed Danes North Ruled South - Father of British Lit. - Translated Bede Latin-English "

Question 31

Words of Anglo-Saxon Origin

Answer 31

- --- Farmer / AS daily Life ---- - Sheep - Shepherd - Swine - Dog - Earth - Wood - Field - Work - Glee - Laughter

Question 32

Danelaw (definitionS)

Answer 32

- Old Roman Road (London-Chester) - Dane territory after Peace w/ Alfred the Great - Line dividing Vikings - AS

Question 33

Central Pronouns (+ Origins)

Answer 33

They, Their, Them - Scandinavian

Question 34

Place-Name from Old-Norse

Answer 34

Endings - by: Derby - wick: Swainswich, Chiswick