Diachronic linguistics is one of the two main temporal dimensions of language study identified by Swiss linguist.

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Choose the author of the following statement from the given options.
“Speke none englisshe but that which is cleane, polite, perfectly and articulately pronounced, omittinge no lettre or sillable.”

• A) Sir Thomas Elyot
• B) Ben Jonson
• C) Geoffrey Chaucer
• D) John Dryden

In intonation, the pauses or connections between words, phrases and sentences are called.

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Who was the publisher of the book ‘The New World of English Words’?

• A) John Milton
• B) Edward Phillips
• C) Philip Sydney
• D) Geoffrey Chaucer

The ability to continually create new expressions and novel utterances is called.

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“I trade both with the living and the dead, for the enrichment of our native tongue.”
Who gave this statement?

• A) Alexander Pope
• B) William Shakepeare
• C) John Milton
• D) John Dryden

What is the strength of people who speak English as a foreign language in the world?

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Choose the correct option.
Renaissance is a period of ___________.

• A) all the given options
• B) willingness
• C) enthusiasm
• D) eagerness

Select the Middle English period from the following options.

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In the 15th century, all the long vowels of English language gradually came to be pronounced with a greater ___________ of the tongue and closing of the mouth.

• A) elevation
• B) vibration
• C) opening
• D) closing

In intonation how low or soft a word is spoken is called.

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Some verb forms like ___________ predominate by the end of the sixteenth century.

• A) tells, gives, says
• B) all the given options
• C) pantofle,staddle, mugwump
• D) uhtceare, grubbling, rawgabbit

How many different languages are there in the world currently?

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Which of the following periods has connection with the Great Vowel Shift?

• A) Modern age
• B) Renaissance age
• C) Victorian age
• D) Chaucer’s age

In intonation how or low a voice is when producing a sound is called.

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What is orthography?

• A) emphasis
• B) punctuation
• C) spellings
• D) All the given options

Which of the languages survived currently in the language families?

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Which of the following is a modern word?

• A) Maketh
• B) Leadeth
• C) Kith
• D) Noteth

Which of the following option is NOT correct about English?

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Which of the following best defines the term 'idiom’?

• A) All of given options
• B) A style of speaking peculiar to a people
• C) The peculiar character of a language
• D) Not predictable from the usual meanings