The Story of English
10 questions on chapter 4
1. The spread of Southern English in Scotland in the 17th and 18th century was the result of a deliberate policy of the crown.
2. An academy for the improvement of the English language was established in the 17th century.
3. Jonathan Swift was in favour of shortening words such as reputation to rep and mobile to mob.
4. Dr Johnson ’s dictionary was the first dictionary of the English language.
5. When Johnson and Boswell toured the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, they found that the majority of people there spoke Scots.
6. Lowland Scots was a northern variant of the English of Northumbria.
7. The Bible was first translated into Scots in the 20th century.
8. Robert Burns was born in Ayrshire in the Scottish Highlands.
9. Sir Walter Scott wrote his novels in standard English.
10. Many Scots Irish people emigrated to North America in the 17th century.
