History of English language Flashcards

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1
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When did the Romans leave Britain?

A

410 AD

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2
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When did the Germanic tribes come over to Britain?

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450 AD

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3
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What Germanic tribes came over to Britain?

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Angles, Saxons and the Jutes

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4
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When did Christian missionaries impact our language?

A

591 AD

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5
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What language did we borrow from the church?

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Latin

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6
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When did the Vikings come along?

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800 AD

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7
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When did William the Conqueror invade the English language with the French language?

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1066 AD

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8
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What language was used in church?

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Latin

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9
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What language did most people speak generally during the Norman Conquest?

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English

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10
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How many new words did we gain from the Normans?

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10,000

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11
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The invasion of the Normans ended when the English language took their war lingo like ‘armies’, ‘navy’, and ‘soldiers’ and began what against France?

A

100 year war (116 years)

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12
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Which language took over as the language of power after the Norman invasion ended?

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English

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13
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How many new words did Shakespeare invent?

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2000

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14
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What time period was Shakespeare active?

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1564-1616

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15
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What are some idioms that Shakespeare gave us?

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Dead as a door nail, good riddance, breaking the ice

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16
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When was there a new translation of the Bible?

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1611

17
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What was significant about the new translated Bible?

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It was the first major text translated into English and helped to standardise the language. It was therefore also clearer and more accessible to users.

18
Q

In what century did scientists become recognised?

A

After the 17th century

19
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What language did scientists initially converse in?

A

Latin

20
Q

When did the English language take on languages from other countries across the world?

A

1583-1914

21
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What effect did the English language taking on other language from other countries across the world have?

A

Left new forms of English varieties to develop across the globe

22
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What do we call people who work on dictionaries?

A

Lexicographers

23
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How long did it take to write the first dictionary?

A

9 years

24
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When did Dr Samuel Johnson finish his dictionary?

A

1755

25
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What effect did dictionaries have on the language?

A

Standardised language and made it easier to understand terms

26
Q

When did the Oxford English Dictionary get invented?

A

1857

27
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When did Brits first land in America?

A

1607

28
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What are some words we borrowed from America?

A

Raccoon, squash, moose

29
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America spread a new language of what in 1914?

A

Capitalism

30
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When was the first email sent?

A

1972

31
Q

What decades did we start to see internet jargon?

A

1980s

32
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What impact did internet English have upon the length of our language?

A

Language became shorter and there was more use of abbreviated language

33
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How many languages has the English language borrowed terms from?

A

300+

34
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What is the effect of English going global?

A

Lots of combinations of different forms of English, such as Singlish or Chinglish.