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327-guruh talabasi musurmonova kamola kenjayeva fotima 328-guruh talabasi the vocabulary of the language studied in the middle ages the vocabulary of the language studied in the middle ages changes in middle english vocabulary french borrowings middle english is marked by a great deal of french influence on vocabulary. approximately 10,000 words came into the language between 1250–1450. heavy borrowing from french occurred in two phases: 1) 1066–1250. about 900 words were borrowed during this phase, with most of them showing the effects of anglo-norman phonology. examples from this source are: social: baron, noble, dame, servant, messenger, feast, minstrel, juggler, largess. literary: story, rime, lay, douzepers. church: the largest number of words were borrowed for use in religious services since the french-speaking normans took control of the church in england. 2) 1250–1400. the heaviest borrowing from french occurred in this period because after about 1250 there were more french speakers who …

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this time.) army, navy, peace, enemy, arms, battle, spy, combat, siege, defence, ambush, soldier, guard, mail, buckler, banner, lance, besiege, defend, array. clothing: habit, gown, robe, garment, attire, cape, coat, collar, petticoat, train, lace, embroidery, pleat, buckle, button, tassel, plume, satin, taffeta, fur, sable, blue, brown, vermilion, russet, tawny, jewel, ornament, broach, ivory, turquoise, topaz, garnet, ruby, pearl, diamond. food: feast, repast, collation, mess, appetite, tart, sole, perch, sturgeon, sardine, venison, beef, veal, mutton, port, bacon, toast, cream, sugar, salad, raisin, jelly, spice, clove, thyme. social: curtain, couch, lamp, wardrobe, screen, closet, leisure, dance, carol, lute, melody. hunting: rein, curry, trot, stable, harness, mastiff, spaniel, stallion, pheasant, quail, heron, joust, tournament, pavilion. art, learning, medicine: painting, sculpture, music, beauty, color, image, cathedral, palace, mansion, chamber, ceiling, porch, column, poet, prose, romance, paper, pen, volume, chapter, study, logic, geometry, grammar, noun, gender, physician, malady, pain, gout, plague, pulse, remedy, poison. a …

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aracter – e.g., allegory, index, magnify, mechanical, private, secular, zenith. aureate terms – direct borrowings from latin – were a stylistic affectation of the 15th century scottish chaucerians such as james i, henryson, and dunbar. some of these words have been dropped from english (or never really made it in) while others have survived, e.g., diurnal (daily or daytime), tenebrous (dark), laureate, mediation, oriental, prolixity. it has been pointed out that as a result of middle english borrowing from french and latin, modern english has synonyms on three levels: popular (english), literary (french), and learned (latin), as in rise – mount – ascend; ask – question – interrogate; fire – flame – conflagration; holy – sacred – consecrated. thank you

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327-guruh talabasi musurmonova kamola kenjayeva fotima 328-guruh talabasi the vocabulary of the language studied in the middle ages the vocabulary of the language studied in the middle ages changes in middle english vocabulary french borrowings middle english is marked by a great deal of french influence on vocabulary. approximately 10,000 words came into the language between 1250–1450. heavy borrowing from french occurred in two phases: 1) 1066–1250. about 900 words were borrowed during this phase, with most of them showing the effects of anglo-norman phonology. examples from this source are: social: baron, noble, dame, servant, messenger, feast, minstrel, juggler, largess. literary: story, rime, lay, douzepers. church: the largest number of words were borrowed for use in religious servic...

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