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АЙНУР САГИМБАЕВА, [15.02.2023 18:05] 1. The theoretical aim of the course is to supply the student with all necessary to consider such problems as… A) the relationship between statics and dynamics in language; B) the role of linguistic and extralinguistic factors; C) the interdependence of different processes in language history; D) all listed above.* E) there is no right answer.
2. The earliest extant written texts in English are dated in the … century A) 8th; B) 9th;
C) 7th;* D) 10th;
E) 5th. 3. The History of the language can be subdivided into A) historical phonetics, historical morphology and historical syntax; B) historical phonetics and historical morphology; C) historical morphology and historical syntax; D) historical syntax and historical lexicology; E) historical phonetics, historical morphology, historical syntax and historical lexicology.*
4. Is that statement correct? “Vowels and consonants are not altered” A) no; B) yes;*
D) I’m not sure; E) there is no right answer. 5. There are 3 main types of difference in language: A) geographical, social, temporal;* B) geographical, social, historical; C) geographical, local, temporal; D) geographical, social, local; E) historical, social, local.
6. English belongs to the … group of languages A) Slavic; B) Indo-European; C) Celtic; D) Australian; E) Germanic.*
7. The 1st mention of Germanic tribes was made by … A) Shakespeare; B) Caxton; C) Cornwell; D) Pitheas;* E) Edward the Confessor.
8. Germanic languages can be described under … headings A) 5; B) 8;
D) 2;
9. What happened to Gothic language as a result? A) the language is ‘still alive’ and using by few people; B) the language is dead;* C) the language is becoming more popular nowadays; D) the language is forbidden to use; E) there is no right answer. 10. Which language was brought to South Africa and grew into a separate language Afrikaans about three hundred years ago? A) the Dutch language;* B) the English language; C) the Danish language; D) the Swedish language; E) the Gothic language. 11. In Indo-European languages were … ways of word-stress: A) 5; B) 3;
D) 6;
12. The Old Germanic languages had a … grammatical structure A) stable; B) synthetic;* C) common; D) strong; E) different. 13. The commonly accepted periodisation divides English history into 3 periods: Old English, Middle English and… A) Modern English;* B) Present English; C) Real English; D) New English;* E) Super English. 14. Old English begins with the Germanic settlement of Britain (5th century) or with the beginning of … (7th c.) A) speaking; B) reading; C) listening; D) discussing; E) writing.*
15. The beginning of the Modern or New English period which lasts to the … A) 20th century; B) 21th century; C) 19th century; D) 18th century; E) present day.*
16. Which word did originally mean “secret” or “mystery”? A) language; B) word;
C) rune;* D) alphabet; E) manuscript.
17. The best known runic inscription in England is an inscription on a box called the … A) “Ruthwell Cross” (Рутвелский крест); B) “Historia mundi adversus paganus” («Всемирная история»); C) “Beowulf”(“Беовульф”); D) “Franks Casket”(«шкатулка Фрэнкса»);* E) “Cura Pastoralis” “Pastoral care” («Забота пастыря»).
18. The other is a short text on a stone cross near the village Ruthwell known as the “Ruthwell Cross” (Рутвелский крест). Both records are in the … dialect A) Germanic; B) Celtic; C) Gothic; D) British; E) Northumbrian.*
19. The earlie English words to be written down with the help of Latin characters were… A) names of the plants and trees; B) the name of natural phenomenon; C) personal names and place names;* D) names of battles; E) there is no right answer.
20. Put in chronological order three alphabets, which the Germans used: A) the runes, Latin alphabet, Ulfila’s gothic alphabet; B) Ulfila’s gothic alphabet, the runes, Latin alphabet; C) Latin alphabet, Ulfila’s gothic alphabet, the runes; D) Ulfila’s gothic alphabet, Latin alphabet, the runes; АЙНУР САГИМБАЕВА, [15.02.2023 18:05]
21. The history of the English language begins with the invasion of the British Isles by Germanic tribes in the… A) 8th; B) 9th;
C) 7th; D) 10th;
E) 5th.* 22. The Celtic languages are subdivided into two groups: A) Welsh and Kymric; B) Gallo-Britonnic and Gaelic;* C) Scottish and Irish; D) Cornish and Breton; E) Manx and Celtic.
23. The Roman occupation of Britain lasted nearly … years A) 800; B) 500;
D) 400;*
24. The Germanic tribes, conquered Britain, formed … independent kingdoms A) 7;*
B) 6; C) 5;
E) 3.
A) Welsh, Kymric, Manx and Celtic; B) Kentish, West Saxon, Mercian and Northumbrian;* C) Kentish, West Saxon, Manx and Celtic; D) Mercian, Northumbrian, Gallo-Britonnic and Gaelic; E) Scottish, Irish, Mercian and Northumbrian.
26. In 878 England was divided into two halves: the south-western under the leadership of Wessex and the north-eastern half under Danish control called… A) Britain; B) Saxon; C) Northumbria; D) Scotland; E) Danelaw.*
27. There was no linguistic barrier between them as both OE and OScandinavian belonged to the … group A) Slavic; B) Indo-European; C) Celtic; D) Australian; E) Germanic.*
28. The total number of Scandinavian borrowings is about … words, … of them belong to Standard English A) 800, 500; B) 900, 700;* C) 500, 300; D) 100, 50; E) 1000, 800.
29. By the end of the …the domination of the French language in England came to an end, and English was reestablished as the language of literature and administration. A) 18th; B) 19th;
C) 14th;* D) 10th;
E) 15th. 30. Assimilation of French words by the speakers of English was a more difficult process than that of Scandinavian words, because… A) French was more difficult itself; B) people didn’t like French words; C) French belonged to a different linguistic group and had very little in common with English;* D) French was a language of their enemies; E) there is no right answer.
31. The second half of the 14th c. was marked by the flourishing of literature. This period of literary florescence is known as the … A) “age of Chaucer”;* B) “age of English literature”; C) “age of literature”; D) “age of Langland”; E) “age of Gower”.
32. “Artificial writing” was invented in Germany in 1438, by … A) John de Trevisa; B) Thomas More; C) Johann Gutenberg;* D) William Tyndale; E) William Shakespeare. 33. The first printer of English books was … A) John de Trevisa; B) William Caxton;* C) Johann Gutenberg; D) William Tyndale; E) William Shakespeare.
34. The first English book, printed in 1475, was Caxton’s translation of the story of Troy … A) Utopia; B) Poema Morale; C) Chronicle; D) Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye;* E) Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight.
35. The 16th century is known as the age of literary Renaissance or the … A) “age of Chaucer”; B) “age of English literature”; C) “age of Shakespeare”;* D) “age of Langland”; E) “age of Gower”.
36. Common Indo-European words included names of A) plants and animals, agricultural terms,; B) personal and demonstrative pronouns and most numerals; C) names of parts of the human body; D) all listed above;* E) there is no right answer.
37. In the course of the first 700 years of the existence of English it was brought into contact with three other languages: the languages of the Celts, the Romans, and … A) the Goths; B) the Scandinavians;* C) the Germans; D) the Italians; E) the Britishs.
38. Abundant borrowing from Celtic is to be found only in … A) place-names;* B) personal names; C) names of plants or trees; D) names of natural phenomena; E) there is no right answer.
39. Variety of miscellaneous borrowings came from Latin, they indicated new ideas, here belong… A) names of trees and plants; B) names of illnesses and words pertaining to medical treatment; C) names of animals and foods; D) names of clothes and household articles; E) all listed above.* 40. According to their morphological structure OE words fell into 3 main types: A) difficult words, derived words and compound words; B) simple words, combined words and compound words; C) simple words, derived words and integrated words; D) simple words, derived words and compound words; * E) there is no right answer. Download 17.55 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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