FTCE English 6-12: NavaED | 170 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Verified

Old English or Anglo-Saxon. Years? - 450-1100 A.D. Romans brought _____ influences to the language. - Latin Vikings brought _____ influences. Such as Beowulf, which was originally written in Old English. The textbook version today is translated to Modern English. - Norse Middle English. Years? - A.D. The Duke of Normandy brought _____ -speaking nobles to run his new government, thus bringing _____ influences into the language. - French What is an important work of this time? () - The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Modern English. Years? - 1500-Present Who invented the printing press? - Willam Caxton Etymology - the study of the origin of words and dynamic nature of their forms Colloquialisms - informal words and phrases What is another way to refer to colloquial language? - Slang