ENG501 Midterm Short Notes by MAS All Rounder

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Q: Explain Linguistics briefly.

A: The scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of grammar, syntax, and phonetics. Specific branches of linguistics include sociolinguistics, dialectology, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, comparative linguistics, and structural linguistics.

QDefine diachronic linguistics.

ADiachronic linguistics is the scientific study of language change over time. It is the study of language through different periods in history. It maps the shifts, fractures and mutations of languages over the centuries.

QLanguage of law court.

AFrench was the language of lawyers and the law courts down to 1362.

Q- Difference between inflection and derivation?

QRole of literature in language.

ALiterature is a mirror of times and also a mirror of language/s used during the times. So for example, literature written in England during the Middle English period also reflects the times and language choices of the times.

Q- Anglicism. (*No such term found- Answer for the term ‘Anglia’)

AThe terms Angli and Anglia occur beside Saxons and refer not to the Angles individually but to the West Germanic tribes generally.

QArbitrariness.

AArbitrariness: There is no ‘natural’ connection between a linguistic form and its meaning.

QTime of old English.

Ac.500 to c.1100 QOrigin of word ‘English’.

AThe word ‘English’ is derived from the name of the Angles (OE Engle) but is used without distinction for the language of all the invading tribes.

QArticle in Middle English.

AThe definite article in ME is almost invariably ‘te’ or ‘the’.

Example: ‘te castles and bi the fet’.

Q: Status of Latin in 15th Century.

A: In the fifteenth century, English succeeds in displacing Latin as the general language spoken and written.

Q: What is language family tree?

A: A language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestral language or parental language, called the protolanguage of that family.

Q: What John Barton wrote in his book in 15th century?

A: In the first decade of the fifteenth century, John Barton wrote a ‘Donet François’, a treatise intended for adults who wished to learn French.

Q: Two divisions in Celtic language.

A: The Celtic languages in England had two divisions: Gaelic or Goidelic branch and the Brythonic branch.

Q: Army and Navy examples in Middle English.

A: Control of the army and navy was in the hands of French people so naturally French military terms were used. Examples include: army, navy, peace, enemy, arms, battle, combat, skirmish, defense, ambush, retreat, soldier, garrison, guard, and spy. Also Officers: captain, lieutenant and sergeant are French words.

Q: English and England difference.