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The Evolution of English

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Which language family does English belong to?

Romance

Celtic

Slavic

Germanic (correct)

Who is English named after?

The Saxons

The Angles (correct)

The Romans

The French

Which languages is Modern English most closely related to?

French and Latin

Low Saxon and French

Scots and Frisian (correct)

Old Norse and Scots

What percentage of English words are borrowed from French?

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Which dialects brought Old English to Great Britain in the 5th century?

Anglo-Saxon Signup and view all the answers

Which language family does English belong to?

Germanic Signup and view all the answers

What are the earliest forms of English collectively known as?

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What is the percentage of English words borrowed from Latin?

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What language resisted influence from Common Brittonic in Great Britain?

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What are speakers of English called?

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The Evolution of English

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Questions and Answers

Which language family does English belong to?

Who is English named after?

Which languages is Modern English most closely related to?

What percentage of English words are borrowed from French?

Which dialects brought Old English to Great Britain in the 5th century?

Which language family does English belong to?

What are the earliest forms of English collectively known as?

What is the percentage of English words borrowed from Latin?

What language resisted influence from Common Brittonic in Great Britain?

What are speakers of English called?

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