History Of English Language - Quiz 1
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| Total Attempts: 243
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- 1.The total percentage of English words of Latin and French origin is estimated to be:
- A.
45%
- B.
17%
- C.
32%
- D.
None of these
- E.
62%
- 2.Varieties typical for social groups are called:
- A.
Sociolects
- B.
None of these
- C.
Jargons
- D.
Slang
- E.
Dialects
- 3.In Old English grammatical relations were predominantly signaled by endings on nouns and verbs. This means that this language was:
- A.
Analogical
- B.
Synthetic
- C.
Analytic
- D.
Isolating
- E.
Agglutinating
- 4.A register typical for an occupation is called:
- A.
None of these
- B.
Sociolect
- C.
Jargon
- D.
Slang
- E.
Dialect
- 5.Language contact is a type of
- A.
Retroactive change
- B.
External change
- C.
Lateral change
- D.
None of these
- E.
Internal change
- 6.The last entry in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle dates from AD:
- A.
874
- B.
None of these
- C.
1066
- D.
1350
- E.
1154
- 7.Regional varieties within a language are called:
- A.
Dialects
- B.
Jargons
- C.
Slang
- D.
None of these
- E.
Sociolects
- 8.External change is largely
- A.
Unpredictable
- B.
Underdetermined
- C.
None of these
- D.
Predictable
- E.
Uniform
- 9.Traditionally, Germanic tribes are said to have reached the British Isles in AD:
- A.
1262
- B.
566
- C.
1066
- D.
449
- E.
380
- 10.In Modern English grammatical relations are signaled by word order and prepositions. This means that this language is:
- A.
Isolating
- B.
Agglutinating
- C.
Synthetic
- D.
Analytic
- E.
Analogical
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