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History of English

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By: Christina Frücht
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Decks in this class (14)

Introduction
Dichotomy,
Synchronic linguistics,
Diachronic
14  cards
Old English: Historical Background
Ca 500 bc,
55 bc try,
43 ad conquer
13  cards
Old English: Lexis
Old english vocabulary,
Foreign influences on old english,
Loan word
23  cards
Old English: Grammar
Main characteristics of old engli...,
Possible word order in oe,
Word order in me
22  cards
Old English: Phonology
Reconstructing pronunciation,
Comparative reconstruction,
Internal reconstruction
14  cards
Middle English Background
Middle english,
Northmen,
1002
13  cards
Middle English: Lexis
Loan words in middle english,
French loans mirror anglo french ...,
Government and administration
24  cards
Middle English: Grammar
How did the grammatical system ch...,
Nouns simplification of declensio...,
Plural
19  cards
Middle English: Phonology
Vowels in old english monophthongs,
Vowels in middle english monophth...,
The phoneme inventory vowels
13  cards
Early Moder English Background
Early modern english timeline,
How can we access emode,
Renaissance
8  cards
Early Modern English: Lexis
Need for new words,
Consequence of loans consociation...,
Dissociation
23  cards
Early Modern English: Grammar
Standardization,
Oed oxford english dictionary,
Ending of the 3rd person singular...
18  cards
Early Modern English: Phonology
Great vowel shift,
Three phases of the great vowel s...,
I eg in fly child tide spelling i...
29  cards
Mid Term Exam (last Semester)
Fill in the gaps in the family tree,
Which date s could be given as th...,
Give the alternative name for eac...
11  cards

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