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Development of English Language

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    Development of English Language
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  • Which group started the colonization of the British Isles?
    Celts.
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  • Which four tribes arrived in Britain?
    Angles, Frisians, Saxons, Jutes.
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  • When did London obtain the status of "de facto" capital of England?
    In c. 1100.
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  • TRUE or FALSE: The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
    TRUE
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  • TRUE or FALSE: In 1385, English replaces Latin as main language in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
    FALSE: English replaces Latin in schools (except Universities od Oxford and Cambridge).
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  • TRUE or FALSE: William Shakespeare writes his first plays during the stage of Middle English.
    FALSE: It was in the stage of Ealy Modern English.
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  • India and Pakistan gain independence from Britain in 1947.
    TRUE
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