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Assignment 4: DUE TUES 28 OCT
1- Write about 250 words on the following
topic:
Scholars do not agree on the Scandinavian influence on the English grammar and syntax.
* To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples.
2- What are the characteristic linguistic features of Latin influence on OE vocabulary? Word limit: 100
3- What are the characteristic linguistic features of Celtic influence on OE?
Word limit: 150 words.
4- Describe Briefly the three distinct occasions on which borrowing from Latin occurred before the end of the OE period? Word limit: 500 words
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Assignment 3: DUE SAT 11 OCT
1. What are the characteristic linguistic features that distinguish Old English from Modern English? Word Limit: 600 Words
2. In what ways are compounds, prefixes, and suffixes important indicators of Old English's flexibility in vocabulary? Word Limit: 250 Words
3. MnE (Modern English) is an analytic, OE is a synthetic language. Explain? Give examples? Word Limit: 250Words
4. Why OE vocabulary is considered a resourceful? Explain? Give examples? (p. 49 & 58) Word Limit: 250 Words
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ASSIGNMENT 2: DUE SAT 20 SEPT
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Answer the following two questions. Word limit: 500 words.
1. What was the Danelaw and why is it associated with the rule of Alfred the Great, and what was so great about him?
2. Where did the Germanic tribes come from and where did they settle in England?
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ASSIGN 1 DUE MON 15 SEPT
Answer only ONE from the following. Word limit: 250 words.
1.The Roman conquest of Britain in 55 B.C. was followed by Romanization of the island, although their language, Latin, did not replace the Celtic language as it did in Gaul. What are the reasons that hindered the replacement of the Celtic language by Latin?
2. What tempted the Romans to invade Britain?
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