14 Questions
Which historic event involved the settlement of Germanic tribes in Britain?
Viking Invasions
During which period do we classify English as Old English?
ca. 450-1100
What linguistic change occurred in 1066 in the British Isles?
Norman Conquest
Which period do we classify as Present-Day English?
ca. 1900-today
What are the mechanisms of linguistic change?
Psychological factors, systemic factors, and external factors
How do systemic factors affect linguistic change?
Via language contact, political decisions, and technical inventions
What are psychological factors in linguistic change?
Principle of ease and analogy
Which external factors can influence a language and how?
Via language contact and political decisions
Why do we say oxen instead of oxes?
Because it's a Germanic plural formed by adding -en
What are the primary mechanisms of linguistic change?
Psychological factors, systemic factors, and external factors
How does language contact influence a language?
Via military invasion, colonialization, immigration, travel/trade
What is the main factor behind the plural form 'oxen'?
Germanic plural formed by adding -en
What are the influences of political decisions on a language?
Via language policy leading to the rise of a standard
What effect do systemic factors have on linguistic change?
By introducing asymmetry and redundancy in language
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