Can you please check if the following statements on the English language are possible? Thank you very much.
1) As for its origin, English is a Germanic language of the Indo-European family.
2)The history of the English language can be traced back (dates back to, goes back) to the arrival of three Germanic tribes to the British Isles during the 5th Century AD.
3)Angles, Saxons and Jutes crossed the North Sea from what is the present day Denmark and northern Germany.
4) As a consequence of the invasion by these Germanic tribes four dialects developed.
5) During the 7th and 8th centuries, Northumbria’s culture and language dominated Britain.
6)The Viking invasions of the 9th Century brought this domination to an end. Only Wessex remained as an independent kingdom.
7) By the 10th Century, the West Saxon dialect became the official language of Britain. Written Old English developed in this period.
8)As a consequence of the Norman invasion of 1066, French became the language of the Norman aristocracy and added more vocabulary to English.
9)As for the structure of the language, the Germanic form of plurals was eventually displaced by the French method of making plurals: adding an "es".
9)It wasn’t until the 14th Century that English became dominant in Britain. By the end of the 14th Century, the dialect of London had emerged as the standard dialect of what we now call Middle English.
Well done.
Sra
Sure, I can check if the statements are possible. Let's go through each statement:
1) As for its origin, English is a Germanic language of the Indo-European family.
The statement is possible and accurate. English is indeed a Germanic language and belongs to the Indo-European family.
2) The history of the English language can be traced back (dates back to, goes back) to the arrival of three Germanic tribes to the British Isles during the 5th Century AD.
The statement is possible and accurate. The history of the English language can be traced back to the 5th Century AD when Germanic tribes, including Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, arrived in the British Isles.
3) Angles, Saxons, and Jutes crossed the North Sea from what is the present-day Denmark and northern Germany.
The statement is possible and accurate. Angles, Saxons, and Jutes did cross the North Sea from present-day Denmark and northern Germany to the British Isles.
4) As a consequence of the invasion by these Germanic tribes, four dialects developed.
The statement is possible and accurate. The invasion by the Germanic tribes resulted in the development of four dialects.
5) During the 7th and 8th centuries, Northumbria’s culture and language dominated Britain.
The statement is possible and accurate. During the 7th and 8th centuries, Northumbria's culture and language did dominate Britain.
6) The Viking invasions of the 9th Century brought this domination to an end. Only Wessex remained as an independent kingdom.
The statement is possible and accurate. The Viking invasions of the 9th Century did bring an end to the domination of Northumbria, and only Wessex remained as an independent kingdom.
7) By the 10th Century, the West Saxon dialect became the official language of Britain. Written Old English developed in this period.
The statement is possible and accurate. By the 10th Century, the West Saxon dialect did become the official language of Britain, and written Old English developed during this period.
8) As a consequence of the Norman invasion of 1066, French became the language of the Norman aristocracy and added more vocabulary to English.
The statement is possible and accurate. The Norman invasion of 1066 did lead to French becoming the language of the Norman aristocracy and adding more vocabulary to English.
9) As for the structure of the language, the Germanic form of plurals was eventually displaced by the French method of making plurals: adding an "es".
The statement is possible and accurate. The Germanic form of plurals was indeed eventually displaced by the French method of making plurals, which involved adding an "es".
10) It wasn’t until the 14th Century that English became dominant in Britain. By the end of the 14th Century, the dialect of London had emerged as the standard dialect of what we now call Middle English.
The statement is possible and accurate. English did not become dominant in Britain until the 14th Century, and by the end of that century, the dialect of London had indeed emerged as the standard dialect of Middle English.
Overall, the statements are possible and provide an accurate overview of the history and development of the English language.