语言学相关知识问卷调查

Q1:1.Which language did NOT have an influence on the formation of American English:

Q2:2.Which one of the following choices is NOT the factors that make American English particularly influential?

Q3:3.The creation of distant American variety of English is the result of _____.

Q4:4.The author of the first authoritative American English dictionary _____, created many changes like the “-re” endings became “-er”.

Q5:5.English is a _____language of the Indo-European family.

Q6:6.The invading Germanic tribes spoke similar languages, which we now call_____.

Q7:7.Late Modern English has many more words arising from the principals except _____.

Q8:8.Which of the following statements is not the advantage of Modern English？

Q9:9.Towards the end of_______ , a sudden and distinct change in pronounciation with vowels being pronounced shorter and shorter.

Q10:10.Until ________, British and American English were remarkably similar with almost no variance.

Q11:11.Spelling and grammar of English became fixed during_____.

Q12:12.Which of the following words is what British call "Americanism" but in fact original British expression？

Q13:13.The “tele”prefix meaning “_______ ” later used to develop telephone and television was taken.

Q14:14.Which one of the following choices is NOT French-Old English following order of the words: cough, sought, through, thought?

Q15:15.Which of the following English words has a foreign origin？