History of the English Language

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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!


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The History of the 
English Language

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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

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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?
A
Kenya
B
Sudan
C
Egypt
D
Angola

Slide 27 - Quiz