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    Historians divide the development of English into Old, Middle, and Modern English based on significant changes to the language over time. Old English was spoken from the 5th century to the 11th century and was characterized by a Germanic vocabulary and syntax. Middle English emerged between the 12th century and 15th century, when French and Latin influences altered the vocabulary and grammar. Modern English has been spoken since the 15th century and continues to evolve with new words entering the language and changes in pronunciation and syntax. While the future of English is difficult to predict precisely, it will likely continue changing as new technologies emerge and globalization impacts vocabulary and conventions.

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    Historians divide the development of English into Old, Middle, and Modern English based on significant changes to the language over time. Old English was spoken from the 5th century to the 11th century and was characterized by a Germanic vocabulary and syntax. Middle English emerged between the 12th century and 15th century, when French and Latin influences altered the vocabulary and grammar. Modern English has been spoken since the 15th century and continues to evolve with new words entering the language and changes in pronunciation and syntax. While the future of English is difficult to predict precisely, it will likely continue changing as new technologies emerge and globalization impacts vocabulary and conventions.

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    LSTA.03.

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    HANOI OPEN UNIVERSITY FINAL TEST ON
    FACULTY OF ENGLISH & HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
    MODERN LANGUAGES Time allowance : 60 minutes-Test 01

    ( This is an open-book test)


    Score (in number) :............................ Scorer 1:.......................... Detached number
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    1/ Why do historians of English tend to divide the stages of the language's development into
    Old, Middle and Modern English? What distinguishes these different forms of the language
    from each other? (150-180 words)

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    II. Based on what you know about the development of English, can you speculate on how the
    English language might develop in the future? What kinds of changes might we expect to see
    and what factors affect the extent to which you can make such predictions?(200 words)

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    LSTA.03.16
    Key and marking scale to LSTA.01.11

    I. 50 pts

    Answers may vary.

    Based on: - Historical and social background

    - The development of the language

    II. 50 pts

    Answers may vary

    Discuss English present and future, giving reasonable judgements.

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