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What happened in 1066?

Norman Conquest; William the Conqueror; start of Middle English period; Norman French influence on Old English

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When the Vikings came, they brought the influence from..........

Old Norse

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"They gave us a cordial reception" has roots in French. say the same phrase, using the Anglo-Saxon vocabulary.

They gave us a hearty welcome.

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Name a text, which is the best example of Old English

Beowulf - the Anglo-Saxon epic, a German epic poem

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What is the big change in pronunciation, associated with Early Modern English

Great Vowel Shift

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Old English was the language, spoken after the invasion of.....

Jutes, Angles, Saxons, Vikings

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How do you call the language English has derived from?

Proto-Germanic

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What language was spoken by aristocracy during the period of Middle English?

French

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The peasants would use Old English words like pig, cow, chicken, while the aristocracy, who ate the meal, would say

pork, beef, poultry

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Who is the writer, associated with the rise of Modern English?

William Shakespeare

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How many words in today's English are of French origin?

ca 30%, 10,000 ws

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Approximately how many people in the world speak Indo-European languages?

ca 3 billion people

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What language was spoken among peasantry during the Moddle English period?

Anglo-Saxon; Old English

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