- •A change of vowel caused by partial assimilation to the following vowel is: Mutation
- •By whom was printing invented?: Johann Gutenberg
- •In which country did not English entirely supersede French?: Canada
- •In which country is English a state language alongside the Hindi and Urdu?: India
- •The author of “Beowulf” is: Unknown
- •The greatest poet of 18 century who edited Shakespeare’s works in 1725: Alexander Pope
- •The Scots led by whom rebelled against English rule in 14th century?: Robert Bruce
- •When did the English language penetrate into America?: In the early 17th century
- •When was Ireland conquered by the English?: In the early 17th century
- •When was printing invented?: In 1438
- •Where was printing invented?: Mayence
- •Which alphabets were used in Old English?: Runic and Latin
- •Which event of 15th century did greatly help for the normalization of spelling?: Introduction of printing
In which country did not English entirely supersede French?: Canada
In which country is English a state language alongside the Hindi and Urdu?: India
Into which two states did the English divide in the 18th century?: India and Pakistan
Main Tenses which were used in Old English period?: Past and Present Tenses
Mercian dialect is called now as: Midland
Mercian dialect is now called: Midland
Normans invaded Britain and settled down there in: 1066
Northumbrian dialect is now called: Northern
Old English nouns have … types of declension: 2
Old English period survived until: 1100
Old Germanic languages of East branch are: Gothic, Vandalic, Burgundian
One of the dialects which eventually went to the dominance: Late West Saxon
People in Middle English used “do” with: main verb
Point to Latin words which entered the vocabulary of Germanic language: point, camp, cheese
Proto English is the language of: Germanic tribes
Quantitative vowel changes occurred in: Early New English
Representatives of linguistic sociology?: J. Vendryes, A. Miellet
Representatives of the early 19th century’s philologists of the romantic trend?: J.G. Herder, J. W. Grimm
Roman invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar was in: 55 BC
So many words came to English from: America, Africa, Asia
The direct descendant of the west Saxon dialect of Old English is: Southern
The alphabet of 19 century is basically the same in use in: Our days
The author of “Beowulf” is: Unknown
The author of The Canterbury Tales, which were written in 1388: Chaucer
The beginning of the Great Vowel Shift was in the: Middle English
The capital of England in 828: Winchester
The closest undoubted living relatives of English are?: Scots and Frisian
The common ancestor of all the languages in a branch of the Indo-European language family is: Proto-Germanic
The common ancestor of all the languages in the Germanic family of languages is: Proto – Germanic
The common language for use in such diverse applications as controlling airplanes, developing software, conducting international diplomacy, and business relations is: English
The dialect of Middle English derived from the Mercian dialect of Old English is: Midland
The dialect that became the first * standardized* written English is: West Saxon
The dialect which was spoken by Angles settled between Humber and Thames: Mercian dialect
The dialect which was spoken in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia is: Mercian
The dialect which was spoken over the whole southeastern part of England, including London and Essex is: Kentish
The elements of which language did include into The Scottish language?: Celtic and Germanic
The first stage of Geoffrey Chaucer’s poetry: 1359 - 1372
The greatest poet of 18 century who edited Shakespeare’s works in 1725: Alexander Pope
The language of the commonwealth belongs to the: Early Modern Period
The languages of which tribes gave rise to the English language?: Angles, Saxons, Frisians, Jutes
The main dialect of the Saxon group, spoken in the rest of England south of the Thames and the Bristol Channel, except Wales and Cornwall, where Celtic tongues were preserved is: West Saxon
The main difference between Early modern English and Late Modern English is: vocabulary
The main languages in OE period?: Runic, Latin
The main source of the culture of the Germanic people in the ancient time: Tacitus Germania
The most famous heroic epic poem appeared in Old English period is: Beowulf
The most famous example of Middle English is Chaucer’s: The Canterbury Tales
The most famous literary work from the Old English period is: Beowulf
The most famous surviving work from the Old English period is: "Beowulf"
The most famous work from the Middle English period is: “The Canterbury Tales”
The most famous work from the Middle English period is: “The Canterbury Tales”
The most famous writer from the Middle English period is: G. Chaucer
The most famous writer from the Middle English period is: Geoffrey Chaucer
The most famous writer from the Middle English period is: Geoffrey Chaucer
The most spoken language in the world after Chinese language is: English
The most widely spoken Germanic languages are: English and German
The most widely spoken Germanic languages are: English and German
The most widely spoken Germanic languages are: English and German
The name of the first English daily newspaper: The daily current
The National Welsh Eisteddfod is: A singers’ competition
The Norman conquest of England began in: 1066
The Northumbrian dialect is now called as: Northern
The oldest surviving correspondence in English, by sir John Hawkwood dates from the: 1390s
The original Celtic languages remained in parts of: Scotland, Wales, Cornwall
The period of leveled endings is: Middle English
The period of lost endings is: Modern English
The period of Old English was in: 450-1100AD
The pope which had spread the Christianity in Britain: Gregory I
The publication of “Paradise Lost” by John Milton was in: 1667
The publication of the first “Book of Common Prayer” in English, under the supervision of Thomas Cranmer was in: 1543
The reverse quantitative change means: Shortening of vowels