1) Match the language with the writing system. Group of answer choicesCHINESE [

1) Match the language with the writing system.
Group of answer choicesCHINESE [ Choose ] syllabary cuneiform hieroglyphics logosyllabic alphabet abugida
THAI
[ Choose ] syllabary cuneiform hieroglyphics logosyllabic alphabet abugida
CHEROKEE
[ Choose ] syllabary cuneiform hieroglyphics logosyllabic alphabet abugida
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN
[ Choose ] syllabary cuneiform hieroglyphics logosyllabic alphabet abugida
ANCIENT SUMERIAN
[ Choose ] syllabary cuneiform hieroglyphics logosyllabic alphabet abugida
PHOENICIAN
[ Choose ] syllabary cuneiform hieroglyphics logosyllabic alphabet abugida
2) At which point during the development of the English language did French have the greatest impact?
Group of answer choicesMIDDLE ENGLISHOLD ENGLISH
MODERN ENGLISH
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3) Who had the greatest impact on spelling in early American English?
4) What is a homophone? A homograph? How are they connected to homonyms?
5) What are some of the reasons English writing is so difficult to pronounce?
6) Cummings states that three forces shape the spelling system. What are they? Give an example of each.
7) Why is the distinction between a pictogram, ideogram, and the eventual evolution into logograms important in the development of written language?