L 4. Middle English Period in the History of the English Language. Middle English Written Records
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Subject: English language history
Academic year: 2013-2014
Lecture 4
Theme:Middle English Period in the History of the English Language. Middle English Written Records
Teacher: Zhakipbekova D.K
Teacher: Zhakipbekova D.K.
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L 4. Middle English Period in the History of the English Language. Middle English Written Records
brought up in France;
had lots of Norman advisors and favourites;
spoke French and wanted his court to speak it;
Frenchbecame the official language of administration (it was used in the king’s court, in the law courts, in the church (as well as Latin), in the… Englishwas the language of common people in the Midlands and in the north of… Celtic Dialects were still used by the Celtic population in the remote areas of the country.
The capital of the country was transferred from Winchester, Wesses, to London a few years before the Norman Conquests.
The East Saxon Dialect, that was the basis of the London Dialect got, became… Most writers and authors of the Middle English period used the London Dialect in their works.
Main Written Records of the Middle English Period
While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, alchemist and astronomer, composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for… Features of the Chaucer’s Language:
Chaucer’s Language was the basis for the national literary language (15th – 16th c.).
Список основной и дополнительной литературы
1. Расторгуева Т.А. История английского языка — 2-е изд., стер. — М.: ООО
«Издательство Астрель»: ООО *Издательство ACT», 2003 г. — 348 с
2. Аракин В.Д. История английского языка. М.: Физматлит, 2003. - 272 с
3. Иванова И.П., Чахоян Л.П., Беляева Т.М. История английского языка. Учебник. Хрестоматия., 1999
Список дополнительной литературы
1. Аракин В.Д. Очерки по истории английского языка: Пособие для преподавателей английского языка. … - 2.изд.- М.: УРСС, 2003.- 322, 391 с.