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    This document provides a study guide for the history of the English language from Anglo-Saxon to late modern English. It includes 20 questions about topics like the origins of the name "Anglo-Saxon"; the peoples who inhabited the British Isles before Old English; the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and their names; influences on morphology from i-umlaut and Scandinavian invasions; the shift from Old to Middle English marked by the Norman Conquest; French influences in early Middle English like vocabulary, spelling simplification, and a more analytic grammar; early Modern English borrowing from French; changes to second person pronouns and verb subject agreement; standardization in late Modern English; consonant changes like /r/; new

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    This document provides a study guide for the history of the English language from Anglo-Saxon to late modern English. It includes 20 questions about topics like the origins of the name "Anglo-Saxon"; the peoples who inhabited the British Isles before Old English; the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and their names; influences on morphology from i-umlaut and Scandinavian invasions; the shift from Old to Middle English marked by the Norman Conquest; French influences in early Middle English like vocabulary, spelling simplification, and a more analytic grammar; early Modern English borrowing from French; changes to second person pronouns and verb subject agreement; standardization in late Modern English; consonant changes like /r/; new

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    Barber Guide

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    History of the English Language

    Study Guide

    Set reading: Barber et al. (2009). The English Language. A Historical Introduction. CUP

    1. Where does the name “Anglo-Saxon” come from?

    2. Who were the original peoples of the British Isles?

    3. Who lived there before the beginnings of OE?

    4. How many Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were set and how were they named?

    5. What symbols from the OE writing system were discontinued in later stages of
    English?

    6. What is i-umlaut and how did it affect OE?

    7. Consider some of the most significant differences between OE and PDE in terms of
    morphology?

    8. What was the influence of the Scandinavian invasions and settlements on the English
    language?

    9. Why are Scandinavian borrowings different from other loanwords?

    10. What historical event typically indicates the shift from OE to ME?

    11. Provide three examples of the influence of French during the eME period.

    12. How was spelling simplified in ME?

    13. Why can we say the ME is more analytic than OE?

    14. What is the superstrate language from which eModE borrows many vocabulary
    items? Why?

    15. Describe the pronominal system of the second person in eModE.


    16. Is the GVS an eModE change?

    17. How did standardization in lModE work?

    18. Summarise the changes brought about by /r/.

    19. What are some new ways of coining words in lModE?

    20. Create a timeline displaying the highlights of the history of the English language.

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