The middle English period

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The middle English period

English in decline 1066-1204

In some places english was replaced by Latin

French was the official language

Lower classes had used english for almost 200 years

Norman Aristocracy used french language.

English in ascent 1204-1348

In the middle english the structure complexity and syntax of old english had disappeared, the most significant development was phonological, labeling, unstressed vowels let to reduction of inflectionals distinctions, changes on morphology and syntax of english language.

Central French 1200-1400

Anglo Norman French >1200

King Jonh "Lackland" lost english positions in france allowing decline of french language in England.

English triumphant 1348-1509

1500: English began to obtain a new position from original Europe language, to a global system of communication.

8.- After discovering America (1492): The beginning of colonization let a global spread of english language.

7.-William Caxton 1476: The introduction of printing, let to spread old english in books.

6.-The hundred of years war (1337-1453)

5.-Geoffrey Chaucer 1342-1400: He invented the "high style" using rommances (Latin and French) borrows. The Canterbury Tales (1387).

4.-William Langland: Piers Plowman 1360, this poem was regarding the simple Cristian life.

3.-The Black death 1348-1351

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2.-John Wyclif 1333-1384 : He translated the bible in to english language.

1.-The english language is triumphant over the french language, by the influence of the literature.