Question 1

What determined the syntactic structure of Old English?

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The nature of OE morphology and the relations between the spoken and the written forms of the language.

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The number of speakers of Old English

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The weather conditions in England

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The influence of Latin syntax

Question 2

Which parts of an Old English sentence could be represented by the Object?

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A noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.

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A word that connects two parts of the sentence

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The main verb

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A descriptive word

Question 3

What was a common feature of Old English negation?

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Multiple negations within a sentence or clause.

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Negation was not allowed

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Negations were only used in questions

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The use of a single negative particle

Question 4

What was the most common negative particle used in Old English?

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ne

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no

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not

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none

Question 5

In Old English, what could be lacking in impersonal sentences?

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The formal subject

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The main verb

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The punctuation

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The object

Question 6

What determined the syntactic structure of Old English?

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The nature of Old English morphology and the relations between the spoken and the written forms of the language

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The number of letters in each word

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The frequency of word repetition

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The color of the written text

Question 7

Which type of word could serve as attributes to other nouns in Old English?

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Nouns

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Pronouns

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Prepositions

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Adverbs

Question 8

What was a common feature of Old English negation?

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Multiple negations within a sentence or clause

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Using strange symbols for negation

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Negating only nouns

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Single negation at the end of a sentence

Question 9

In Old English, what was the function of formal markers in a sentence?

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Show the connection between the parts of the sentence

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Highlight the most important word

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Indicate the author's name

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Attract attention to the sentence

Question 10

What determined the word order in an Old English sentence?

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Logical, stylistic factors, and grammatical constraints

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The number of words in the sentence

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The direction of the wind

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Random choice by the speaker

Question 11

What type of clauses were joined to the principal clauses by various connectives in Old English?

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attributive clauses

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subordinate clauses

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adverbial clauses

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independent clauses

Question 12

What was the syntax of the Old English sentence relatively governed by?

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logical and stylistic factors

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grammatical rules only

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alphabetical order

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historical events

Question 13

What characterizes Old English syntax according to the text?

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a wide range of variations

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a single pattern

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a lack of complexity

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a strict structure

Question 14

What is the study of the origin and development of the form and meaning of words as part of historical linguistics called?

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Etymology

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Grammar

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Syntax

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Dialect

Question 15

What is one of the main types of syntactic relations that existed in Old English?

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agreement

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confidence

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rejection

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disagreement

Question 16

Which particle was often used in attributive clauses in Old English?

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þe

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nōht

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hit

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ne

Question 17

Which type of clauses in Old English language often began with the subject followed by the connective and ended with the predicate?

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subordinate and some coordinate clauses

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independent clauses

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adjective clauses

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noun clauses

Question 18

What type of words were often placed before the predicate or between two parts of the predicate in Old English?

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objects

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adverbs

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subjects

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adjectives

Question 19

What was primarily a spoken language in Old English?

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Old English

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Old German

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Roman languages

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Latin

Question 20

What was the syntactic structure of Old English largely determined by?

Accepted Answer

the nature of OE morphology and the relations between the spoken and the written forms of the language

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the number of cases in the language

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the number of vowels in the language

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the length of the words in the language

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