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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. How many copies of Webster's Dictionary sold during the author's lifetime?
2. Daniel Webster was a leader in what political party?
3. What term is also known as Irish English and is the dialect of English spoken in Ireland?
4. What is the national language of Nigeria?
5. What musical genre originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions?
Short Essay Questions
1. What impact did Black English have on whites in the American South?
2. Where was the slave trade centered in England? How did blacks and whites communicate?
3. What do the authors attribute to Ireland's unique inflections and word stresses in dialect?
4. When did the Act of Union take place in Irish/English history? What effect did it have on English?
5. When did black pidgin languages first originate and why?
6. What is the source of inspiration for Irish literature? When did Irish culture rise to its high point?
7. What do the authors write of the Jamaican dialect in Chapter 9, The New Englishes?
8. What effect did World War II have on the Cockney language? What other world events affected it?
9. What do the authors write of the Canadian accent in Chapter 7, Pioneers! O Pioneers!?
10. What do the authors assert has changed in the way Black English is viewed in recent times?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the undertaking of the first English dictionary. How many definitions were in the original Johnson's dictionary? What was it drawn from? How many years did it take to accumulate?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the Irish-English accent as it relates to Shakespearean English. What other dialects reflect the vocabulary and style of certain Shakespearean characters? How can this be explained?
Essay Topic 3
What was notable about the first edition of The Story of English? What was it published alongside? What was the public reaction to the linguists' assertions?
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