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lecture 8 middle english historical background. lecture 8 middle english historical background. problems for discussion. the scandinavian conquest. the norman conquest. struggle between english and french. rise the london dialect. middle english dialects and written documents. traditionally it is considered that the middle english period begins from the year 1066, the most significant event in english history, the event that changed the official, prevalently germanic language of the population into a colloquial tongue, an adulterated with numerous borrowings and utterly spoiled and pigionized vernacular, which had to lead continuously and strenuously struggle to survive, and when it at last re-emerged as an official state language it was changed beyond recognition. much can be said about the reasons and the processes that took place in this period, and historical background, of course, is of paramount importance to understand why it happened. a brief survey of historic events of the period is …

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shameful treaty contributed to the peaceful and happy life of the southern part of the country, and the majority of written monuments of anglosaxon culture are dated back to those happy years. chronicles, translations of latin works on geography, the beginnings of grammar, numerous religious texts and finally the very text of the most significant epic poem, beowulf, are dated back to the years of king alfred and the danelaw. the scandinavians, for their part, not only came to collect money but comprehended that the very territory of the islands was much more suitable for living and economic activity and moved and settled there. they mixed with the local population, and without much effort penetrated into that community which was to become the basis for the english nation. their languages were similar, so mutual understanding was not specifically difficult, only some simplification was needed as is usual when languages differ …

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, and the influence of the scandinavian on the english language was moderate . the scandiavian conquest of england was a great military and political event, which also influenced the english language. scandinavian inroads into england had begun as early as the 8th century. the anglo- saxons offered the invaders a stubborn resistance, which is seen in the narrations of the chronicle. in the late 9th century the scandinavians had occupied the whole of english territory north of the thames. in 878 king alfred made peace with the invaders (the so- called wedmore peace). the territory occupied by the scandinavians was to remain in their power; it was henceforward called danelaj (literally: "danish law"). the scandinavians, in their turn, recognized the nominal supremacy of the king of england. the scandiavian conquest of england was a great military and political event, which also influenced the english language. scandinavian inroads into england …

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n empire in northern europe. scandinavian power in england lasted until 1042, when it was overthrown, and the power of the old english nobility was restored under king edward the confessor. the scandinavian conquest had far- reaching consequences for the english language. the scandinavian dialects spoken by the invaders belonged to the north germanic languages and their phonetic and grammatical structure was similar to that of the old english. they had the same morphological categories; strong and weak declension of substantives, the strong substantives falling into several types, according to the stem vowel; weak declension of adjectives; seven classes of strong and three classes of weak verbs. close relationship between english and scandinavian dialects made mutual understanding without translation quite possible. on the other hand, mass settlement of scandinavians in northern and eastern england gave their language a great influence in these regions. the relation between the two languages corresponded …

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ngland they had undergone a powerful influence of french culture. mixing with the local population, they adopted the french language and in the mid- eleventh century, in spite of their scandinavian origin, they were bearers of french feudal culture and of the french language. in 1066 king edward the confessor died. william, duke of normandy, who had long claimed the englian throne, assembled an army with the help of norman barons, landed in england, and routed the english troops under king harold near hastings on october 14, 1066. in the course of a few years, putting down revolts in various parts of the country, the normans became masters of england. the ruling class of anglo- saxon nobility was replaced by norman barons, who spoke french, namely, its norman dialect. thus, as a result of the conquest england came to be a foreign ruling class. william confiscated the estates of the …

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lecture 8 middle english historical background. lecture 8 middle english historical background. problems for discussion. the scandinavian conquest. the norman conquest. struggle between english and french. rise the london dialect. middle english dialects and written documents. traditionally it is considered that the middle english period begins from the year 1066, the most significant event in english history, the event that changed the official, prevalently germanic language of the population into a colloquial tongue, an adulterated with numerous borrowings and utterly spoiled and pigionized vernacular, which had to lead continuously and strenuously struggle to survive, and when it at last re-emerged as an official state language it was changed beyond recognition. much can be said about t...

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