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1. ...............of the English language distinguish three main stages in its development
2. After the Norman Conquest, which language became the language of courts and government?
3. Anglo-Saxon is otherwise called as
4. In 1453, ................., the seat of European learning fell to the Turks.
5. In the year, ............., the seat of the European learning, Constantinople, fell into the hands of the Turks.
6. In the year..........., English replaced French as the language of the law courts.
7. It is believed that the original Indo- European has split up into.............distinct language groups.
8. Italian words also begin to make their appearance in English, especially in connection with music and the arts during the
9. Language is a social phenomenon
10. Max Muller, German Philologist is associated with
11. Name the two languages spoken side by side during the Middle English period.
12. Primitive Germanic split ultimately into three important branches which are
13. Renaissance reached England about the year
14. The Anglo Saxon belongs to the................branch of the Indo European languages.
15. The Authorised Version/ King James Version of the Bible came out in
16. The best designation given to the parent language is
17. The four chief aspects of any language are
18. The Indo-European language was spoken around the area of
19. The Latin influence in Old English period was mainly due to:
20. The modern day sister comes from
21. The modern grammatical system had come into existence by the end of the............century.
22. The most important dialect during the Old English period was:
23. The most important dialect used during the Old English period is
24. The Norman Conquest of England began with the rule of:
25. The Norman Conquest of England was in the year
26. The original language of Britain was
27. The Renaissance and the coming of the printed book tended to set and standardize
28. The Scandinavians and Norsemen who settled in England spoke what language?
29. The............theory suggests that speech originates from man?s attempt to imitate the characteristic sound of the creature / object he is referring to
30. This theory traces all forms of speech utterance back to emotional interjections evoked by pain, surprise, pleasure, wonder etc.
31. We must realize that language is
32. What is the other name for Primitive Germanic?
33. What was said to be the theory that came from automatic human responses to pain, fear, surprise, laugh etc
34. Which dialect attained prominence during the middle English period
35. Which dialect became the standard of Old English?
36. Which of the four dialects became the most dominant in the Old English period?
37. Which theory holds that man?s earliest speech was produced by an attempt to imitate the sounds of creatures or objects he was referring?
38. Which theory of language origin is developed by Wilhelm Wundt and Sir Richard Paget?
39. Who established the beginnings of the modern English legal system?
40. Who was the famous Old English writer who wrote Canterbury Tales?
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