years of change Flashcards
1
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when was old English
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700-1066
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what happened in old English - 700-1066
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- English became known as a language for the first time
- strong German influence due to settling of angles, saxons, jutes
- viking invasions so old norse entered the language in the form of place names, animal words, body parts, family words and war/maritime words
2
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when was Middle English
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1066-1500
3
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what happened in the Middle English period from 1066 to 1500
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- battle of Hastings 1066
- Norman French entered with the addition of Romance language foundations
- initial divide between peasants using germanic variants and nobility using French but these soon merged
- conflict between French and English crowns –> hundred year war
- this led too questions about the use of French in English
- standardisation began and the great vowel shift dramatically influenced pronunciations
4
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what and when was lollardy
A
the movement to translate the bible from latin into English
- 1382 by Wycliffe
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