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6. When was Early Modern English?

  • 1450-1700
  • 1700-1900

7. What is language change at a given time called?

  • Slanchronic
  • Synchronic
  • Diachronic

8. When was the Norman Invasion?

  • 1476
  • 1066
  • 1166

9. When was Late Modern English?

  • 1700 onwards
  • 1700-1800
  • 1900s

10. What did the 'Damp spoon' theory argue?

  • That language change is lazy
  • That language change is annoying
  • That language change should be restricted

11. When was the King James Bible first published?

  • 1611
  • 1400

12. What date was Middle English?

  • 1066-1450
  • 1200-1400

13. When was the Great Vowel Shift?

  • 1200-1450
  • 1066-1200
  • 1450-1800

14. When was the Oxford English Dictionary published?

  • 1845
  • 1928
  • 2000

15. What did Skinner argue?

  • That language can only be learnt through repetition
  • That language is learnt through the environment and imitation
  • That language is not learnt through caregivers

16. When did Lowth publish the 'short introduction to English grammar'?

  • 1726
  • 1762
  • 1756

17. What did Jonathan Swift want?

  • A return to Shakespearean language and to protect and purify the language
  • A return to middle english because it was more appropriate
  • To put a stop to all language change

18. What did Eve Clark say children based overextension on?

  • Physical qualities, the senses and experiences
  • purely the environment
  • The language of their caregivers

19. When did Bailey publish the 'Universal Etymological Dictionary of the English Language'?

  • 1721
  • 1850

20. What does LAD stand for in the study of spoken language?

  • Language Acquisition Device
  • Language Alphabetical Development