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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Cockney, the "w" is often exchanged for what sound?
2. What is a term used for both dialects of English and English-based pidgins and creoles, and whose meaning depends considerably upon the context, and particularly the part of the world?
3. The English language in Ireland is still _____ and non-standardized, according to Robert McCrum.
4. What area of London was largely flattened in World War II?
5. What author noted that Southern women often sounded like their black slaves?
Short Essay Questions
1. When and how did Australian English develop?
2. What do the authors write of the Canadian accent in Chapter 7, Pioneers! O Pioneers!?
3. What effect did World War II have on the Cockney language? What other world events affected it?
4. What do the authors write of the Jamaican dialect in Chapter 9, The New Englishes?
5. When did the Act of Union take place in Irish/English history? What effect did it have on English?
6. What words developed from the spread of Americans to the West?
7. How did Black English develop in the American South? When did Black English begin to appear in literature?
8. What international influences came to the English language from New York?
9. What is the source of inspiration for Irish literature? When did Irish culture rise to its high point?
10. What effect did Webster have on differentiating British and American English standardization?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how dialects reflect human culture and class station, specifically in Great Britain. What do the authors write regarding the fluidity of accents and culture in Chapter 1, An English-Speaking World?
Essay Topic 2
How can we know how the English language sounded hundreds of years ago? What resources do we have today to examine and analyze dialects? What changes have made this possible?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the Act of Union of 1803 in Great Britain and its effects on the Irish language and culture. What remains of the Irish language today?
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