Exam 2: English Language and Its History: From Printing to the First Dictionary

in the 18th century the need for standardization and regulation of English was summed up in the word………..

What was the second earliest form of language seen on earth?

Printing was introduced into England in 1476 by …………….

Who of the following announced that many languages came from one old base language?

Which Anglo- Irish writer proposed the creation of an English Academy to regulate English Usage and "ascertain" the language?

Dr. Jonhson's " A Dictionary of the English Language" was published in ………

Around how many words did Shakespeare invent?

Who is the author of " A Dictionary of the English Language?

"The Rudiment of English Grammar" was written by………

Who is the author of The First English Dictionary?

Who is the author of the book "Practical Grammar of the English Tongue"

Which dialect was used by William Caxton for printing ?

During the Middle English period, many words were borrowed from which two languages?

"The Ecclesiastical History of the English People", a key source f information about Anglo Saxon settlement is the work of ……….

" A proposal for Correcting, Improving and Ascertaining the English Tongue" is the title of the letter by ………….

The Middle English Period has been called the period of ……………

The remarkable changes in the pronunciation of vowels which took place during the transition from Middle English to Modern English are commonly referred to as the ………

Which f the following words might be of Vicking Descent?

The Old English Period has been called the period of …………

The New English Period has been known as……………