This document provides an answer key for a quiz on the English language. It begins by filling in blanks in sentences about the origins and history of English. It then has multiple choice questions about which languages became widespread due to globalization, how English can be defined, how Latin influence continued, the rules for constructing sentences in English, vowels in Modern English, functions of language, what Old English endings expressed, why external changes are unpredictable, incorrect statements about internal changes, and what internal causes have to do with. Finally, it has a matching section connecting concepts like the OED, Modern English, semantics, register, grammar, and geographical features to their definitions.

1. Answer Key.
I.- Complete the following sentences with the appropriate word(s)
1. It is estimated that there are 6.000 to 7.000 languages around the world.
2. English is Germanic in origin.
3. Celtic languages were spoken all over Europe.
4. Because of the political power of the Roman Empire, Latin was spoken in parts of
Britain and in the European continent.
5. The Latin influences continus through medieval and Renaissance times.
6. The Germanic tribes may have spoken a North Sea Germanic language.
7. The word English derives from The Angles.
8. The English language can be defined as the Collection of words that were selected to
appear in the dictionary.
9. The Oxford English Dictionary is undoubtedly the best resource on the English
language and its history.
II.-Circle the right answer.
1. Which of these languages become the more widespread as a result of the
globalization?
a) English, Spanish, Chinese.
b) French, Portuguese, Italian.
c) Greek, Sanskrit, Icelandic.
2. According to the text, Which of these option is a real way to define English?
a) Defined through its people.
b) Defined through its origins.
c) Defined through its polititians.
3. Through what the Latin influence continues during the medieval and
renaissance times?
a) Through the Catholic Church and the intellectual developments such as
Humanism and the Renaissance.
b) Through the Catholic Church and the Globalization.
c) Through the Catholic Church and the Roman settlement.

2. 4. Which of the following are the rules to put the words together into senteces in
the English language?
a) Tenses, Words, Sound patterns.
b) Semantics, Pragmatics, Prepositions.
c) Grammar, Phonetics and phonology, Morphology.
5. How many vowels Modern English has?
a) Between 5 and 8.
b) Has 13 or 14.
c) Has 12 vowels
6. According to the reading, What is one of the major functions of language?
a) Boost the emphasis to the nouns and verbs.
b) Create coherence between nouns and adjectives and verbs and adverbs.
c) Indicate who does what to whom and where, when, how and why that occurs.
7. What does express the endings in Old English?
a) Express what a word order and prepositions do in Modern English.
b) Express the coherence between the third person and the present simple.
c) Express what a word order and adverbs do in Old English.
8. According to the texts,Why External changes are unpredictable?
a) Because it is impossible to evaluate in terms of population.
b) Because it is impossible to foresee who will migrate where, or what fashion will catch
on.
c) Because it is to foresee the frecuency of migrating patterns in the society.
9. In terms of internal changes in the English Language,Which of these statements is
incorrect?
a) Internal changes occurs when speakers stop using endigns and start to rely on words such
as of and for.
b) Internal changes occurs when the category of a word is reanalyzed.
c) Internal chances are brought about by language contact or innovations by speakers.
10. Internal causes has to do with :
a) It has to do with Linguistic reasons.
b) It has to do with Social, economic, geographical, political, and historical reasons.
c) It has to do with Grammatical reasons.

3. III. Match the concept of column A with the ones of the column B.
A
1-OED.
2-Modern English.
3-Semantics.
4-Register.
5-Grammar.
6-Geographical.
7-Scandinavian.
8-Formal style.
9-Old English.
10-Regional.
B
9 Synthetic.
10Dialect.
6 External.
5 Generates a language.
8 Taught in schools.
1 Best language and historical resource.
7 Give.
4 Occupation or situation.
2 Analytic.
3 The rules for understanding the meaning .