English Language Overview
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Qual é a principal influência linguística sobre o Inglês Antigo?

  • Latim
  • Grego
  • Germânico (correct)
  • Francês

    • Quem escreveu 'Os Contos de Canterbury'?

  • William Shakespeare
  • Beowulf
  • Chaucer
  • Geoffrey Chaucer (correct)

    • Qual é a ordem das palavras em uma frase em Inglês?

  • SVO (sujeito-verbo-objeto) (correct)
  • SOV (sujeito-objeto-verbo)
  • OVS (objeto-verbo-sujeito)
  • VSO (verbo-sujeito-objeto)

    • Qual é o tipo de cláusula que forma uma frase completa?

    <p>Independente</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Qual é o nome do poema épico do século V ao XI?

    <p>Beowulf</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Quais são as principais fontes do vocabulário Inglês?

    <p>Anglo-Saxão, Latim e empréstimos de outras línguas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    O que é um gerúndio em Inglês?

    <p>Forma do verbo em forma de '-ing'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Qual é o nome do método de ensino de línguas que foca na comunicação?

    <p>Ensinamento de Língua Comunicativa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Quais são as variedades de Inglês?

    <p>Regional, social e internacional</p> Signup and view all the answers

    O que é uma avaliação de linguagem?

    <p>Um tipo de teste de língua</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    History of the English Language

    • Origins: Germanic language, influences from Latin, Greek, and French
    • Old English (5th-11th centuries): Anglo-Saxon period, epic poem Beowulf
    • Middle English (11th-15th centuries): Norman Conquest, influence of French, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
    • Early Modern English (15th-17th centuries): Renaissance, introduction of Latin and Greek words
    • Modern English (17th century-present): Industrial Revolution, British Empire, global spread

    English Grammar

    • Word order: Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)
    • Tenses:
      • Present (e.g., I go)
      • Past (e.g., I went)
      • Future (e.g., I will go)
      • Conditional (e.g., I would go)
    • Verb forms:
      • Infinitive (e.g., to go)
      • Gerund (e.g., going)
      • Participle (e.g., gone)
    • Clause types:
      • Independent (complete sentence)
      • Dependent (subordinate clause)

    English Vocabulary

    • Core vocabulary: Anglo-Saxon words (e.g., eat, run, love)
    • Latinate vocabulary: words derived from Latin (e.g., captain, government)
    • Greek vocabulary: words derived from Greek (e.g., philosophy, telephone)
    • Borrowings: words from other languages (e.g., coffee from Arabic, chocolate from Nahuatl)

    English Dialects and Varieties

    • Regional dialects: differences in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar across regions (e.g., Southern American, Cockney, Scottish)
    • Social dialects: differences based on social class, ethnicity, or occupation (e.g., African American Vernacular English, Singlish)
    • International varieties: English spoken in different countries (e.g., Indian English, Singaporean English)

    English Language Teaching and Learning

    • Language acquisition: stages of language development, language learning strategies
    • Language teaching methods: communicative language teaching, task-based learning, grammar-translation method
    • Language assessment: types of language tests, assessment criteria (e.g., fluency, accuracy, coherence)

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