132) What was insignificant part of the Old English vocabulary?
nouns happen to be borrowings
133) Long vowels remain long before the “lengthening” consonant groups…?
134) How many dialects did exist in Middle English?
: The Middle English dialects are commonly divided into five distinct dialects: Kentish, Southern, Northern, West Midlands, and East Midlands.
135) What is a cognate?
having the same linguistic derivation as another (e.g. English father, German Vater, Latin pater ).
"the term is obviously cognate with the Malay segan"
136) The category of Tense in OE consisted of…
categorial forms: Present and Past. The tenses were formally distinguished by all the verbs in the Indicative and Subjunctive Moods, there being practically no instances of neutralisation of the tense opposition.
137) What kind of suffix accompanied by mutation derives verbs from
substantive and adjective stems?
138) Who were the first inhabitants of the British Isles
The first settlers are known as Celtic people. Their religion is called Druidism and the priests were called Druids.
139) When did the Romans under Julius Caesar land in Britain?
Julius Caesar first landed in Britain on August 26th, 55 BC
140) When was born and died the Danish scholar Rasmus Christian Rask
1787-1832
140) When was born and died the Danish scholar Rasmus Christian Rask
1787-1832
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