| OE Dialects | Kentish | West Saxon | Mercian | Northumbrian | |
| ¯ | ¯ | ¯ | ¯ | ||
| ME Dialects | Kentish Dialect | South-Western Dialects | Midland Dialects | Northern Dialects | |
| Examples | - | East Saxon Dialect London Dialect Gloucester Dialect | West Midland Dialect | East Midland Dialect | Yorkshire Dialect Lancashire Dialect |
The most important dialect in the Middle English period was the LONDON DIALECT.