History Of The English Language

Front 1

What are some things that influence language change?
______away from parent language groups.

Back 1

Migrating

Hint 1

it starts with a M

Front 2

What happened when English came in contact with other languages?

Back 2

language changed

Hint 2

you don't need a hint for this!

Front 3

Where do linguists believe Indo-European speaking came from?

Back 3

the steppes of Asia

Hint 3

kinda like a stair/ step.

Front 4

Where did the nomadic people of Asia migrate to?

Back 4

south-Persia, India
west- Europe

Hint 4

south and west. what areas?

Front 5

Early Britins, non-indo european spaekers with no written language built what?

Back 5

Stinehedge

Hint 5

starts with an "s"

Front 6

The Celts were seperated into 3 groups. The Picts, Scots and Welsh. Where did each group come from?

Back 6

Picts-Scotland
Scots-Ireland
Welsh-Wales

Hint 6

not exactly what you'd expect.

Front 7

The Celtics had little inflence on English, but one example of their influence is shown wheere?

Back 7

In the place names of Britain.

Hint 7

my name is julia

Front 8

Jjulius Ceaser invaded in what year?

Back 8

54 BCE

Front 9

Who built a wall as protection against Julious Cearser?

Back 9

the Hadrian's

Hint 9

H

Front 10

What written language and culture were brought over and adopted by the Brit's when Julious Ceasar invaded?

Back 10

Latin (Roman)

Hint 10

its a dead language

Front 11

Where did England get its name?

Back 11

Angleland from the Angle-Saxons

Front 12

What year did the Roman Empire collapse?

Back 12

409 AD

Hint 12

4...

Front 13

What were the three main groups of Angle-Saxon invaders?

Back 13

Angles, Saxons, and Jutes

Hint 13

A, S, J

Front 14

What was the key literature in Old English?

Back 14

Beowulf

Front 15

IN Beowulf, the warrior was from ______ and fought the dragon ________.

Back 15

Danes, Grendel

Hint 15

D, G

Front 16

The Christian missionaries spoke what languages?

Back 16

Celtic and Latin

Hint 16

there's 2

Front 17

What happened in 787-1042 CE?

Back 17

There was Viking invasions.

Hint 17

V

Front 18

Where did the vikings invade? and from where?

Back 18

Britain, Scandinavia

Hint 18

bs!

Front 19

What 2 languages did the Vikings bring with them?

Back 19

Early Danish and Norwegian

Hint 19

dn

Front 20

what sound did the Vikings introguce to the english language?

Back 20

the "sk" sound. ex: skirt, skin

Hint 20

ski

Front 21

The Norman conquest in 1066 CE brought over languages in what language family?

Back 21

Italic

Hint 21

I

Front 22

The Norman's invaded Britain from where, when, and under whom?

Back 22

France, 1066, William the conqueror

Hint 22

Willie!

Front 23

What languages did the Norman's bring?

Back 23

French and Latin

Hint 23

f, L

Front 24

What legend originates Middle English?

Back 24

Robin Hood

Hint 24

Rob

Front 25

What language became dominant in the upper class circles and 40% of our words come from or come through?

Back 25

French

Hint 25

f

Front 26

The invention of what led to increased literacy?

Back 26

the printing press

Hint 26

no hint!

Front 27

Who was the key writer of middle English?

Back 27

Geoffrey Chaucer

Hint 27

Canterbury

Front 28

stench meant what in french?

Back 28

aroma