Development and Variation of the English Language Session 1: Mechanisms of Linguistic Change Quiz

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Which historic event involved the settlement of Germanic tribes in Britain?

Viking Invasions (correct)

Expansion of the British Empire

Norman Conquest

Introduction of Book Printing in England

During which period do we classify English as Old English?

ca. 1100-1500

ca. 1750-1900

ca. 450-1100 (correct)

ca. 1500-1750

What linguistic change occurred in 1066 in the British Isles?

Viking Invasions

Settlement of Germanic tribes in Britain

Norman Conquest (correct)

Introduction of Book Printing in England

Which period do we classify as Present-Day English?

ca. 1900-today Signup and view all the answers

What are the mechanisms of linguistic change?

Psychological factors, systemic factors, and external factors Signup and view all the answers

How do systemic factors affect linguistic change?

Via language contact, political decisions, and technical inventions Signup and view all the answers

What are psychological factors in linguistic change?

Principle of ease and analogy Signup and view all the answers

Which external factors can influence a language and how?

Via language contact and political decisions Signup and view all the answers

Why do we say oxen instead of oxes?

Because it's a Germanic plural formed by adding -en Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary mechanisms of linguistic change?

Psychological factors, systemic factors, and external factors Signup and view all the answers

How does language contact influence a language?

Via military invasion, colonialization, immigration, travel/trade Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor behind the plural form 'oxen'?

Germanic plural formed by adding -en Signup and view all the answers

What are the influences of political decisions on a language?

Via language policy leading to the rise of a standard Signup and view all the answers

What effect do systemic factors have on linguistic change?

By introducing asymmetry and redundancy in language Signup and view all the answers

Development and Variation of the English Language Session 1: Mechanisms of Linguistic Change Quiz

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