◦1. Over which period did Standard English evolve?
It evolved over 400 years, from 1400 to 1800. In early 1900 the structure of standard English was based in dictionary, schools, etc. 

◦2. What can you define Standard English as?
First of all, you must have a nation, to have a language. It also has rules, like spelling, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary

◦3. When was Standard English consolidated?
 It took 400 years for the language to develop to a standard English language, fro 1400-1800. In the start of 1900 was the language based in schools, dictionary etc.  

◦4. Standard English the language based on which British institutions?
It was spoken in the south, especially in south east England. It was the language for courts, universities, public schools and the civil service.

◦5. How many British people   speak Standard English?
It is only 10 percent that speakes standard english, the other 90 percent have a different dialect and they use a different grammar

◦6. Would you use a  double negative as ”I ain't got nothing” if you spoke Standard English? 
90% of Britains population nowadays use double negative as "I ain't", and if you spoke "standard English" you would use "I have not got anything"

They worried that their works wouldn’t be understandable by the future generations. 

◦2. What worried the author Jonathan Swift and the poet Edmund Waller about the English language?

The author Jonathan Swift expressed his worries in this way:

How then shall any man, who hath a genius for history equal to the best of the ancients, be able to undertake such work with spirit and cheerfulness, when he considers that he will be read with pleasure but [for no more than] a few years, and in an age or two shall hardly be understood without an interpreter.

◦3. Why are many Danes concerned about globalization?

There is discussing about whether or not Danish is developing or dying due to globalization.

◦4. Explain in detail (2-3 lines) what The Inkhorn Controversy was a dispute about

The Inkhorn Controversy was the first real debate over language. The opponents formed two sides: one that argued that the influx of foreign words must be condemned, since it was a danger to the English language and culture. The other side saw the influx as an enrichment of the English language, and argued that a language will and must change with the times. 

◦5. What was published in 1755?

The first proper dictionary of the English language was published in 1755 by Samuel Johnson