Questions

Questions

• When did Early Modern English start and how long it lasted?

• Answer: Since about 1450 or 1500 ‘till 1800.

• What big factors occurred in Modern English Period?

• Answer: A grear vowel shift, Printing press, Standardization, Golden age & Shakespeare

• In Early Modern English period books were cheaper and more commonly available because of?

Answer: Printing press

• By whom, where and when printing press was introduced? (Say the name, place and year of the event)

• Answer: By William Caxton in 1476 in England

• How many major dialects were in the time of standardization?

• Answer: 5 – Nethern, West midlands, East midlands, Southern, Kentish

• When did Late Modern English start and how long it lasted?

• Answer: from 1800 to the present day

• The main changes in vocabulary during the Late Modern English period were due to?

• Answer: Industrial revolution, scientific advancements, colonialism

• Match the words with countries
• 1. Japanese2. German3. Sanskrit4. Russian5. Finnish6. West African7. Swahili
• A) balaclava
• B) sauna
• C) banana
• D) jumbo
• E) tycoon
• F) jungle
• G) kindergarten

• 1. Japanese – tycoon
• 2. German - kindergarten
• 3. Sanskrit - jungle
• 4. Russian - balaclava
• 5. Finnish - sauna
• 6. West African - banana
• 7. Swahili - jumbo