middle english

Question 1

what does middle english refer to the period from?

Answer 1

around 1100 to 1700

Question 2

when new words entered the english language from the french, what happened to the english equivalents?

Answer 2

the english equivalents were pushed to take a more specific meaning

Question 3

what languages became the language of power and authority and as a result became entrenched in the english language?

Answer 3

french and latin

Question 4

as time went on, the french often ended up ….. the english and so language became more intertwined

Answer 4

as time went on, the french often ended up marrying the english and so language became more intertwined.

Question 5

what as the knock on effect of the french marrying the english?

Answer 5

that the children of those couples began to learn english (not french)

Question 6

what does it mean to see the use of english as a lingua franca?

Answer 6

a language used as a common strand between speakers of latin and french