History of the English Language
Country Studying. The United Kingdom of GB and Northern Ireland
Which languages did Old English originate from?
What is the name of the earliest surviving English text?
Why does the language change?
When did the Angles, Saxons and Jutes migrate to the British Isles?
What was the main language spoken in England before the Norman Conquest?
How did the Viking invasions influence Old English?
What period is "Middle English" typically associated with?
Which author significantly influenced Modern English?
What change began the transition to Early Modern English?
Who wrote "Canterbury Tales", an important work in Middle English?
Who standardized English spelling in the 15th century?
Which invention in the 15th century helped standardize English?
A group of languages that have a common ancestor
What types of things were Christian monks writing down in English?
What event marked the beginning of the Middle English period?
What was the Great Vowel Shift?
What event marked the beginning of the Early Modern English period?
Who was the printing press invented by?
Who was the most famous playwright of the Elizabethan era?
What was the Industrial Revolution's impact on the English language?
What is the name of the standard form of English spoken in the United States and Canada?
What is the name of the standard form of English spoken in the United Kingdom?
What is the process of borrowing words from other languages called?
What was the King James Bible?
Which period is considered the Modern English period?
What is the name of the first printed Bible (the Latin Version printed in 1450s)?
The first printed book in England was published in English by William Caxton in ...
William Shakespeare offered the English language about ... new words and expressions.
When did Latin have the second most significant impact on the English language?
Which language is called the "Anglo-Saxons"?
Renaissance-era loans were mostly taken from ...
The English language is called a global lingua franca because it is used as ...
Who is known as the father of English Grammar? (the author of Grammar of the English Language, 1795)
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