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Period 4 - Literature
Test in Testweek 4
- 75 minutes
- 9 weeks +/- 14 lessons
- Questions about In Cold Blood
- Questions about Literature history based on all the background information, questions, and assignments you will do during the coming weeks.
The mark is also your first SE mark, and counts for 25%, so make it a good one!
Slide 1 - Diapositive
The History of the English Language
Slide 2 - Diapositive
Slide 3 - Vidéo
1. Take a guess: English is part of which language family?
A
Germanic Languages
B
Romanic Languages
C
Slavic Languages
D
Uralic Languages
Slide 4 - Quiz
2. Take a guess: The Scandinavian tribes that invaded England between 400-1000, came from ...?
A
Belgium &
The North of France
B
Finland &
The North of Poland
C
Germany & The North
of The Netherlands
D
Denmark &
The North of Germany
Slide 5 - Quiz
3. True or False: Old English had just as many "naamvallen" as modern day German.
A
True
B
False
Slide 6 - Quiz
4. Take a guess: The French invaded Great Britain in what year?
A
666
B
1066
C
1466
D
1866
Slide 7 - Quiz
5. Take a guess: Which of the following word was not invented by Shakespeare?
A
justice
B
puppy
C
alligator
D
fashionable
Slide 8 - Quiz
Slide 9 - Vidéo
Slide 10 - Vidéo
The English Language:
Mix of languages led to: - Old English: 450-1100 - Middle English: 1100-1500 - Early Modern English: 1500-1800 - Late Modern English: 1800-now
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Influences on the English Language:
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Slide 13 - Vidéo
Development:
- Modern English = I steal, you steal, he steals, we steal - Old English = ic stele, þu stilst, hē stilð, we stelaþ
- Similar to the German "Naamvallen" - English & German are part of the same Germanic language family and have the same origin.
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Old English (450-1100)
- Up until 450: a mix of languages, mostly Celtic, some Latin - Part of Roman empire 43 - 410 AD
- Angles, Saxons & Jutes invade England - Add lots of new words: eald (old), brodor (brother), hus (house)
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Middle English (1100-1500
- Vikings have invaded England - Added 2000 words
- 1066: Norman Conquest - The French conquer the British Isles - Latin = the new important language of church & politics - More difficult words enter the language: justice, liberty, etc.
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Early Modern English (1500-1800)
- The Hundred Years War ends the French rule - 15th century: invention of the printing press - More books = more access = more standardisation
- Shakespeare adds 1700 words (puppy, fashionable, alligator) - 16th century onwards: colonialisation
Slide 18 - Diapositive
Late Modern English (1800-now)
- Industrial Revolution & Enlightenment (Verlichting): new words for technological, philosophical & scientific concepts
- English spreads the world: vocabulary added for things & animals from other countries.
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6. The Old English Period lasted from:
A
250-900
B
350-1000
C
450-1100
D
550-1200
Slide 21 - Quiz
7. Which of the following groups did not invade England in the Old English period?
A
Saxons
B
Jutes
C
Franks
D
Angles
Slide 22 - Quiz
8. What conquest happened in 1066?
A
Norwegian Conquest
B
Norman Conquest
C
Northern Conquest
D
Normal Conquest
Slide 23 - Quiz
9. What war ended the French rule in England?
A
1st World War
B
2nd World War
C
Eighty Years' War
D
Hundred Year War
Slide 24 - Quiz
10. What invention led to more standardisation of the English language in the 16th century
A
The Steam Engine
B
Printing Press
C
The Newspaper
D
The Dictionary
Slide 25 - Quiz
11. How many words did Shakespeare add to the English language?
A
1500
B
1600
C
1700
D
1800
Slide 26 - Quiz
12. Which country has not been part of the British Empire in the past?