Middle English

Norman invasion

King Edward "The Confessor" died

New King Harald

Duke William invaded England

Killed

Language

French (upper class)

English (lower class)

Language

French

100 years war

English

Black death

middle class

1362 C.e.

Statue of Pleading

English official

10.000 borrowed french words

French lost prestige

Writng system

Sc = Sh

"C" before "i", "e" = ch

P and J = Th

Hw = Wh

Pronunciation

"c" before "I, e" + s

Verbs

ending "an" became "to" before verb

3th person singular =th

Adjectives

Comparative "er"

Superlative "est"

Demostratives

Those and these appeared