London Dialect

In the 12^th -13^th c.the London Dialect became the literary language and the standard,both in written and spoken form. The reasons why this happened:

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 the most prominent in the Middle English period.

Most writers and authors of the Middle English period used the London Dialect in their works.

Features of the London Dialect:

The basis of the London Dialect was the East Saxon Dialect

The East Saxon Dialect mixed with the East Midland Dialect and formed the London Dialect.

Thus the London Dialect became more Anglican than Saxon in character à The London Dialect is an Anglican dialect.