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5. Which sounds did Old English have that Modern English is lacking? Which sounds of Modern English did not exist in Old English?
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Read more4. Why is it more challenging to read Old English manuscripts than their edited versions?
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Read more3. Which letters from the runic alphabet were used in Old English manuscripts? Why did the scribes use these runic characters?
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Read more2. Which alphabet is used for the poem that is carved on the Ruthwell Cross?
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Read more1. By whom and for what purposes was the runic alphabet used?
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Read moreWhat are hybrid formations / loan translations? Provide examples from OE.,”- Hybrid formations o native affixes were added to foreign words papdom
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Read moreDescribe the Continental Phase / Settlement Phase / Christianization Phase of Latin influence on Old English.,”- Continental Phase: o occured on the continent before Germanic tribes invaded ancor, ceas, cirice- Settlement Phase: o cquired indirectly via Celts after invading England ceaster (town)< ""castra"": Dorchester, Lancaster- Christianization Phase: o 597: St, Augustine of Canterbury arrived in England coverted English o 664: Synod of Whitby alinged English with Roman Christianity o loan words related to Christianity (some of Greek origin) biscop, engel
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Read moreHow much of the Old English vocabulary derived from Celtic? What kind of words were that?
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Read moreWhat is a consociated/dissociated vocabulary? Characterise the OE vocabulary in that respect in relation to the Modern English one.,”- conosociated: o large (many) word families (words that are related in meaning and form; share same root)- disociated: o not many word families due to many words from other languages – Examples: o Old English: laeran – to teach, lar-eow – teacher, larcraeft – knowledge o Modern English: teacher, to teach, school
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