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What does English grammar encompass?
What does English grammar encompass?
- The history of the English language
- The cultural variations in English language usage
- The structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts (correct)
- The regional varieties of English vocabulary
Which form of English does the article describe?
Which form of English does the article describe?
- Present-day Standard English used in public discourse (correct)
- Old English with inflectional case system
- Regional varieties of English with divergences
- Informal English used in everyday conversations
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
- Inflectional case system (correct)
- Morphological case in personal pronouns
- Analytic constructions
- Extensive Germanic case system
Which word class retains morphological case more strongly in Modern English?
Which word class retains morphological case more strongly in Modern English?
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Where do divergences from the described grammar occur?
Where do divergences from the described grammar occur?
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What is Gullah also known as?
What is Gullah also known as?
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Where is the Gullah language spoken?
Where is the Gullah language spoken?
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What is the basis of the Gullah language?
What is the basis of the Gullah language?
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How did Gullah develop?
How did Gullah develop?
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What features did Gullah combine in its language?
What features did Gullah combine in its language?
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Study Notes
English Grammar
- Encompasses phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics
Forms of English
- The article describes Standard English
Indo-European Influence
- Modern English has largely abandoned inflectional case systems from Indo-European
Morphological Case
- The pronoun word class retains morphological case more strongly in Modern English
Grammar Divergences
- Divergences from the described grammar occur in non-standard dialects, such as African American Vernacular English and Caribbean English
Gullah Language
- Also known as Sea Island Creole
- Spoken in the Lowcountry region of the United States, particularly in the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina
Basis of Gullah
- Based on a mix of African languages and non-standard English
Development of Gullah
- Developed as a result of contact between enslaved Africans and European colonizers
Language Features
- Combines features of African languages, non-standard English, and indigenous languages of the Americas
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