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Middle English

  1. The ancestor language of Modern English, spoken in England and parts of Scotland (where it became Lowland Scots) from about 1100 AD to 1500 AD. It developed from Anglo-Saxon, also called Old English, with heavy influence from French and Latin after the Norman invasion.

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Wed Jun 3 19:25:36 2009

Middle English is the name given by historical linguists to the diverse forms of the English language in use between the late 11th century and about 1470, when the Chancery Standard, a form of London-based English, began to become widespread, a process aided by the introduction of the printing press into England by William Caxton in the late 1470s. By that time the variant of the Northumbrian dialect (prevalent in Northern England) spoken in southeast Scotland was developing into the Scots language. The language of England as used after this time, up to 1650, is known as Early Modern English.

Unlike Old English, which tended largely to adopt Late West Saxon scribal conventions in the immediate pre-Conquest period, Middle English as a written language displays a wide variety of scribal (and presumably dialectal) forms. However, the diversity of forms in written Middle English may signify neither greater variety of spoken forms of English than could be found in pre-Conquest England, nor a faithful representation of contemporary spoken English (though presumably greater fidelity to this than may be found in Old English texts).

Rather, this diversity suggests the gradual end of the role of Wessex as a focal point and trend-setter for scribal activity, and the emergence of more distinct local scribal styles and written dialects, and a general pattern of transition of activity over the centuries that follow, as Northumbria, East Anglia and London emerge successively as major centres of literary production, with their own generic interests.

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Fri Sep 3 08:09:35 2010

Any ideas on a mexican spanish first name with an american english middle name?
Q. I want girl and boy names bc i am not prego yet but I am trying to conceive. The father is mexican and i am white american. I want my child to have a spanish first name and an english middle name that goes together good. Any ideas??
Asked by alacranera - Tue Mar 23 03:58:27 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Spanish girl names I like are Adriana Sophia Isabella
Answered by Natalie Anne :) - Tue Mar 23 05:12:05 2010

Are you an middle school english teacher? What degree did/do you have?
Q. Also, Do you think there is a need for middle school English teachers today? I ask because, I will be going back to school to work on getting an BA in English at Regent University...hopefully. I always had a passion to teach writing to middle school.
Asked by Pandia - Tue Aug 18 23:10:19 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Ok, if you want to teach English, major in Secondary Education in English. If Regents has a state approved teacher education program, this will allow you to become certified to teach high school. You can simultaneously take a series of classes (usually 2 or 3) to become endorsed to teach middle school. I could be wrong here, but I don't think any state offers specific middle school certification. Instead, you have to be certified to teach elementary or high school and then can earn an endorsement (kind of like a minor) to teach middle school. Since you want to teach a specific subject, your best bet is to get certified to teach high school. This is how I earned my degree/certification. If you get your BA in English, then your only option… [cont.]
Answered by Nada Cuvalo - Tue Aug 18 23:43:59 2009

what website translates middle english to regular English?
Q. I have to translate Book 1: Capitulum primum from Le Morte d'Arthur by Syr Thomas Malory into regular English. Can you help me? Can you translate it or give me a website that can?
Asked by pupsgirly1023 - Fri May 9 23:37:40 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Try Googling "translation" By middle English you mean Latin right?? I'm not sure but maybe you could try "Latin translation"...Hope I helped
Answered by jrdnlb - Fri May 9 23:46:21 2008

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