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Why did Anglo-Saxon speakers of Old English tend to resist importing words?
Why did Anglo-Saxon speakers of Old English tend to resist importing words?
- To learn new languages
- To simplify the language
- To impress Roman speakers
- To preserve their own root stock (correct)
During which period of borrowing did the Germanic peoples have contact with a living Roman imperial and cultural presence?
During which period of borrowing did the Germanic peoples have contact with a living Roman imperial and cultural presence?
- Insular period
- Prehistoric period
- Modern period
- Continental period (correct)
What word meaning 'street' appears in virtually every language that the Romans came into contact with?
What word meaning 'street' appears in virtually every language that the Romans came into contact with?
- Strada
- Strata (correct)
- Street
- Strasse
How did words enter the language primarily from Roman Latin when the Germanic tribes were still on the Continent?
How did words enter the language primarily from Roman Latin when the Germanic tribes were still on the Continent?
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Old English and Latin Influences
- Anglo-Saxon speakers of Old English resisted importing words from other languages.
Roman Influence on Germanic Peoples
- The Germanic peoples had contact with the living Roman imperial and cultural presence during the period of borrowing.
Latin Loanwords
- The word for 'street' was borrowed into virtually every language the Romans came into contact with.
Latin Influence on Old English
- Words primarily entered the Old English language from Roman Latin when the Germanic tribes were still on the Continent.
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