知到答案英美文化智慧树答案_2022年

第八章

The English language belongs to the West Germanic branches of the Indo-European family of languages.
答案:对
The history of English is often divided into ______.
Old English  

Middle English   
Early Modern EnglishBefore the Saxons, the language spoken in the present UK was a mixture of Latin and various Celtic languages which were spoken before the Romans came to Britain.
答案:对
British pronunciation usually refers to Received Pronunciation (RP). RP is the pronunciation of the British upper class; it is sometimes called the Queen’s English.
答案:对
The principal distinction between early and late modern English is______.
spelling
pronunciation 
grammar Words borrowed from French have different pronunciation in British and American English. In AmE, these words are pronounced with the stress falling on the final vowel.
答案:对
Major differences between American and British English include_______ .
spelling
grammar  
vocabularyBritish spellings are highly influenced by French spellings; many words keep the aspects of spelling that of French origin, while Americans use more phonetic spellings.
答案:对
Euphemistic expressions for being fat include______ .
plus-sized   
plump 
full-bodied/figured  Allusion can be categorized as biblical allusion, mythological allusion, historical allusion and literary allusion.
答案:对