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HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 9(els 103 )
MIDTERM DISCUSSION 4
Name: Rizza G
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ACTIVITY
Direction : Answer the given question below :
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They are one of
the influence in American English
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III
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The Link will be sent to your GC
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Synthesize the Settlement in America
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A few Spaniards lived in St
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French traders were in Nova Scotia
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The settlers stayed for
a year
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A second group arrived in 1587, but they mysteriously
disappeared
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The colony faced great difficulties, but it
was successful
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They were
Virginia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
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These colonies leave their
home to farm and i search for religious freedom
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Summarize the Uniformity of American English
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Answer: The uniformity of the language of the majority of Americans, makes the contrast
with the English of many African Americans more evident than it would appear in a
linguistically diverse society
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Despite of having colonial settlers, from
different places, people that live in America should speak one language accoring to James
Fenimore cooper
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APPLICATION
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5 points each
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Archaic Features in American English
answer: American pronunciation as compared with that of London is somewhat
old-fashioned
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American English has kept a number of old words or old uses of words no longer used in
Britain
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Platter is a common word in the United States but is seldom used anymore in
Britain except in poetry
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Early Changes in the Vocabulary
answer: Accordingly in colonial language changes of vocabulary take place almost from the
moment the first settlers arrive
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Native Americans - wigwam, tomahawk, canoe, toboggan, mackinaw, moccasin, wampum,
squaw, papoose
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Animals: moose, raccoon, skunk, opossum,
chipmunk, porgy, terrapin, mud hen, garter snake, bullfrog, potato bug, groundhog, reed bird
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Trees:
hickory, live oak, locust, sweet potato, eggplant, squash, persimmon, pecan political:
congressional, presidential, gubernatorial, congressman, caucus, mass meeting, selectman,
statehouse, land office
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French-portage, chowder, cache, caribou, bureau, bayou, levee, and others; from the
Dutch cruller, coleslaw, cookie, stoop, boss, scow; from German noodle, pretzel, smearcase,
sauerkraut
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Webster’s Influence on American Spelling
answer: American spelling often differs in small ways from that customary in England
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We
sometimes employ one consonant where the English write two: traveler—traveller,
wagon—waggon, etc
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We prefer an s in words like defense, offense, and write ax, plow, tire, story, and
czar, for axe, plough, tyre, storey, and tsar
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The English Dialects in America
answer:
• American English— the New England dialect - is, collectively, the various distinct dialects
and varieties of American English originating in the New England area
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In terms of accent, its strongest forms
include southern varieties of Appalachian English and certain varieties of Texan English
Popularly known in the United States as a Southern accent or simply Southern, Southern
American English now comprises the largest American regional accent group by number of
speakers
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General American -is the umbrella accent of American English spoken by a majority of
Americans and widely perceived, among Americans, as lacking any distinctly regional,
ethnic, or socioeconomic characteristics
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Americans with high education, or from the North
Midland, Western New England, and Western regions of the country, are the most likely to
be perceived as having General American accents