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What main groups are Germanic languages classified into?

• South Germanic
• Central Germanic
• West Nordic
• East Germanic, North Germanic, and West Germanic.

Which period is called Old English in the history of the language?

• 300 AD to 500 AD
• 5th - 11th century Anglo-Saxon

• 1200 AD to 1500 AD
• 1000 AD to 1300 AD

What are the motivations of changes in the History of the language?

• Language evolution is unaffected by technology.
• written records of different periods

• Motivations are solely based on grammar rules.
• Changes are only influenced by individual preferences.

How many groups did Germanic tribes consist of in the 1st century A.D. according to Pliny?

• 40
• 25
• 15
• Five groups: Vandals, Ingvaeones, Istvaeones, Herminones, and Bastarnae.

• Six gruops: Vindili, Ingvaeons, Istkveoni, Pekvini or Bastarni, Germioni, Gellivioni

Who characterized the social structure of the world Germanic tribes around 100 A.D. next after Pliny?

• Nero
• Augustus
• Roman historian Cornelius Tacitus.

• Caesar

The information of the Teutons is based on arguments by

• recent archaeological findings
• modern scientists and researchers
• Greek and Roman

• local folklore and myths

Who took two expeditions against the Teutons?

• Julius Caesar
• Karl Verner

• Jacob Grimm

• Rasmus Rask

• Cornelius Tacitus

Who offered an explanation of exceptions to Grimm’s law in 1877?

• Wilhelm von Humboldt
• Ferdinand de Saussure
• August Schleicher
• Karl Verner

How many and what alphabets did Germanic tribes use for their writings?

• Two alphabets: Runic and Latin.

• Three alphabets: Runic, Gothic, Latin

• The Germanic tribes used the Latin alphabet (26 characters).
• The Germanic tribes used the Cyrillic alphabet (33 characters).

The earliest long manuscript of old Germanic texts is ?

• Geography

• History of ancient Germans

• German Grammar

• Ulfilas's Gospel

• Natural History