Chapter 3 A Little About Language

"Old English" is a language also known as ___________________________.
Write out the law that describes how languages change: _________________________________________________________________
List the four words that were used for our one word you in the King James Version of the Bible: ________ ________ ________ ________
According to the law for language change, would Adam have spoken a simple, primitive language, or a highly complex one? (circle correct answer) a. simple b. complex
Sir William Jones found a link between English and (name the language) ____________________________ which is an ancient language that originated in (name the country) _______________________.
Linguists believe that most of the languages of Europe come from a common source called the _________________________________________ language.
What brothers wrote down German folk and fairy tales and also were expert linguists? ___________________________________
If you have two or more words for the same thing in English, how can you know which one is probably derived from Anglo Saxon? __________________________________
If you compare dictionaries for different languages, who has more words—the Germans... or the French? (Circle one)
And who has more words in their dictionary than anyone else in the world? _________________________