What were the four main dialectal forms?
Mercian, Northumbrian, Kentish, and West Saxon.
Which region had the scantiest literary remains>
The Kentish region.
What is the oldest form of English?
Old English.
Where was it spoken?
England and southern and eastern Scotland.
Who brought it to Great Britain?
Anglo-Saxon settlers.
Was it always known as old english?
Also known as Anglo-Saxon.
Was it ever replaced?
English was replaced as the language of the upper class.
What did it develop into after that?
Middle English.
When was it first brought to Great Britain?
In the mid 5th century.
Why was it changed?
Because of Anglo-Saxon settlers.