Week 6 Flashcards
1
Q
When Old English
A
600-1100
2
Q
When Early Middle English
A
1100-1400
Battle of Hastings until arrival of the printing press
3
Q
Trilingual England
A
English(language of the many) , Anglo-Norman French and Latin
4
Q
Lingua Franca
A
Latin
standard
5
Q
French Loanwords in ME
A
- government
- Religion
- Law
- Army and navy
- Fashion, Meals and social sphere
- Art, learning, medicine
70% of all words had French origins
6
Q
Macaronic texts
A
consists of combinations of different languages
7
Q
When Early Modern English
A
1500-1700
8
Q
When Late Modern English
A
1700-1900
9
Q
When Present Day English
A
1900-present
10
Q
Synthetic language
A
naamvallen
OE
relies on the inflections to indicate the grammatical functions
11
Q
Analytical language
A
PDE
relies on order (subject, verb, object)
12
Q
Buxom
A
bosom in PDE
but DIFFERENT MEANINGS
busty in PDE, but obedient ME
13
Q
Corage
A
3 ME meanings
- courage/valour
- heart
- inclination/desire (sexual)
14
Q
Gentil
A
noble
15
Q
Trouthe
A
loyalty, honor, moral soundness, pledge, promise, given word
