Yule: Language history
Sign in to Google to save your progress. Learn more
Email *
We know two languages are genetically related if ... *
1 point
Using the family tree metaphor, we call languages that descend from a common ancestor ... *
1 point
PIE stands for ... (don't forget the capital initials and the two hyphens!) *
1 point
OE stands for ... (with capital initials!) *
1 point
GVS stands for ... (with capital initials!) *
1 point
The non-European branch of PIE has two families, Iranian and ... (with Sanskrit as the ancient ancestor) *
1 point
Lithuanian is ... *
1 point
Romanian is ... *
1 point
Yiddish is ... *
1 point
Afrikaans is ... *
1 point
Welsh is ... *
1 point
Greek is ... *
1 point
The word for 'hundred' in Catalan is "cent", therefore Catalan is a ... *
1 point
The word for 'hundred' in Farsi is "sad", therefore Farsi is a ... *
1 point
The word for 'hundred' in Breton is "kant", therefore Breton is a ... *
1 point
The English word "hundred" shows that English is a ... *
1 point
Latvian is ... *
1 point
Russian is ... *
1 point
Polish is ... *
1 point
Ukrainian is ... *
1 point
Slovak is ... *
1 point
Which of these is NOT South Slavic? *
1 point
Faroese is ... *
1 point
Dutch is ... *
1 point
Danish is ... *
1 point
Yiddish is ... *
1 point
Afrikaans is ... *
1 point
German is ... *
1 point
Icelandic is ... *
1 point
The only surviving East Germanic language is Gothic. *
1 point
Icelandic and Faroese are ... *
1 point
The form of Dutch spoken in Flanders (Belgium) is called ... *
1 point
The closest continental relative of English is ... *
1 point
Historical linguistics calls the language of the Vikings Old ... *
1 point
The Normans were of Viking origin ("Norman" < "Northman"). What language did they speak when they invaded England? *
1 point
Which of these lived in the historical period we call Middle English? *
1 point
Which of these wrote "The Canterbury Tales"? *
1 point
Which of these is a symbol of Old English literature? *
1 point
Which of these lived in the historical period we call Early Modern English? *
1 point
The Great Vowel Shift was great because it affected all the ... of Middle English. *
1 point
Submit
Clear form
Never submit passwords through Google Forms.
This content is neither created nor endorsed by Google. Report Abuse - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy
Google Forms