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French was merged with old english by ____.
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Normans
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Man has created extensive use for vocab t/f
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true
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Anglo-Saxon words make up what fraction of the words used most in our language?
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4/5
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All languages follow the rule of a grammar t/f
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true
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All languages rely on word order for syntax t/f
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false
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Which of the following languages belongs to the Latin branch of Aryan-speaking family?
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French
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Which languages make up a majority of religious words in English?
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Latin and Greek
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The Great Vowel Shift was primarily a change of _________.
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phonetics
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English literature was a relatively recent development, as most literature during the Old and early Middle English periods were in Latin or French. t/f
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true
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Shakespeare was an important fourteenth century poet that helped shape what we think of Middle English. t/f
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false
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