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15thtury

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 è as the main influence
on ENGLISH brought about by the invaders to
BRITAIN.
The accession of   
as follo ed and so FRENCH as immediately
established in the  

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Within the 20 yars  ivasi religious
ivasireligious
houses and establishments spoke
FRENCH solely
solely.

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 became more idely used among
the upper classes during the 12th century.
trarriag ag
glish l ere
also evident during this period.
Contemporary accounts suggested that
children of the nobility should spoke
glish
as thir thr tgu hile larig
rh i shl (to ards the end of 12th
century).

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of used in Parliament proceedings.
It as in 1362 that English as used
for the first time at the opening of
Parliament.
1425, it as clear that English
During 1425
as idely used in England both in
riting and in speech.

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 as alrady a stablishd
laguag durig th 11 th tury
11th tury There is
no ay for it to be replaced ith another
language like FRENCH.
å It has already developed a sidrabl
ritt litratur ad a strg ral traditi
traditi
å 150 years of FRENCH invasion ³Dark Age
in English Language History´ as t ugh
to take the po er of English language.

 

   
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the STRUCTURE of ENGLISH happened
during the 11th and 12th centuries.

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digs as utilized to expressed
grammatical relationships but during the



  thy r alrady
rssd by rd rdr just like today.
w This happened because it became difficult to hear.
w The ³FREE´ SYSTEM OF ACCENTUATION from
the ancestor Germanic language complicated the
rules. (e.g. having the stress ithin a ord; having the
main stress on the first syllable and etc.)

w The NEUTRALIZATION of vo el qualities also

affected the Old English System.

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