When did the transportation of convicts to Australia end?
What do the long vowels of Australian English consist of?
A. Pronunciation.
B. Both A , C.
C. Diphthongs.
D. Monophthongs.
What languages did people in England use when the Norman established?
A. English and French
B. Greek and English
C. French and Latin
D. Greek and French
What does the individualistic approach accept?
A. The same form of grammar
B. The validity of differences
C. The same form of pronunciation
D. Frozen spelling
Which has influenced English writing down to the present day?
A. Culture
B. Politics
C. Economy
D. King James Bible
What method promotes the spread of English language through sponsorship of English programs abroad?
A. National legislation
B. Laissez approach
C. Institutional sponsorship and grass-root
D. International legislation
How many percentages of Torontonians speak French?
How many waves of immigration and settlement almost two centuries were there in Canada?
A. 5 waves
B. 3 waves
C. 4 waves
D. 2 waves
When did the Oxford English Dictionary was published?
A. D. In 1985
B. A. In 1982
C. B. In 1983
D. C. In 1984
Which concept supposed that English is better understood in the framework of appropriation?
A. Neutrality and opposition
B. opposition
C. Neutrality
D. Appropriation theory
What is another name of Received Pronunciation?
A. Prince’s English
B. Midland dialects
C. Southern dialects
D. Queen’s English
Who is author of the book “Two year in New South World”?
Which accent do the majority of Australians speak similarity to?
A. With Canadian English
B. General Australian English.
C. Pirate Australian English.
D. Exchange Australian English.
Who edited the first Canadian dictionaries of CanE?
A. Walter Spencer Avis
B. Labov
C. Joseph Wright
D. Jennifer Tenkins
What are regional dialects of Canadian English?
A. -Central Canadian English
-Western
B. -Quebec
(Quebec English)
-Maritimes
-Central Canadian English
C. -Quebec (Quebec English)
-Maritimes
D. -Quebec(Quebec English)
-Maritimes
-Central Canadian English
-Western
Canadian English
When did William Caxton bring a printing press to English from Germany?
A. In 1474
B. In 1476
C. In 1473
D. In 1475
When did the term "Canadian English" appear?
A. in 1852
B. in 1856
C. in 1853
D. in 1857
Which sentence is true?
A. New waves of Germanic invaders and settlers come from Norway and Denmark starting in the late 8th century.
B. New waves of Germanic invaders and settlers come from Norway and Denmark starting in the late 6th century.
C. New waves of Germanic invaders and settlers come from Norway and Denmark starting in the early 7th century.
D. New waves of Germanic invaders and settlers come from Norway and Denmark starting in the late 9th century.
Which event happened in ca. 410 A.D?
A. Beginning of Roman raids on British Isles
B. Romans pull out of Britain and other colonies. Attempting to shore up defense
C. First Germanic tribes arrive in England
D. Many Celtic become Romanized
When did the Roman Empire collapse in England?
A. Ca 800
B. 5th century
C. Ca 710
D. 8th century