1. What languages were spoken in the British Isles prior to the Germanic invasion? Which of their descendants have survived today?
2. What historical events account for the influence of Latin on OE?
3. Describe the linguistic situation in Britain before and after the Germanic settlement.
4. Explain the origin of the following place-names:. Britain, Scotland, Great Britain, Bretagne, England, Sussex, Essex, Middlesex, Wessex, Northumberland, Wales, Cornwall.
5. The OE language is often called Anglo-Saxon. Why is this term not fully justified?
6. Why can we regard the group of OE dialects as a single language despite their differences, which continued to grow in later OE? What binds them together?
Chapter VI OLD ENGLISH WRITTEN RECORDS (§ 102-110)