The following statements relate to the early history of the English language. Identify the set that…
Modern English is less inflected than Old English, and French did not replace English as the population’s everyday language. Thus 3 and 5 are false; Norse borrowings and the…
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The following statements relate to
the early history of the English
language. Identify the set that gives
INCORRECT statements :
1. English has borrowed words
such as sky, give, law, and leg
from Norse.
2. English has also borrowed
some pronouns like they, their,
them from Norse.
3. In grammar, Modern English is
much more highly inflected
than Old English.
4. After the Norman Conquest,
French became the language of
the court, the language of
nobility and polite society, and
literature.
5. Following the Norman
Conquest, French virtually
replaced English as the
language of the people.
6. Among the French words that
came into English are : study,
logic, grammar, noun, etc.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer B
Modern English is less inflected than Old English, and French did not replace English as the population’s everyday language. Thus 3 and 5 are false; Norse borrowings and the elite role and lexical influence of French are correctly described.
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