Middle English Period

What impact did The Canterbury Tales have on the development of the English language?

• Hundreds of words used in the literary work were added to the language.

• It changed the spelling of many words.

• It encouraged people to read more.

• The dialect in which it was written became the standard of the language.

..................................was the first English printer, who, as a translator and publisher, exerted an important influence on English literature.

..........................dialect emerged as the standard language of England during the Middle English Period

The official language of the court, in the Parliament, law courts and schools during the Middle English Period was

• English

• French

• Latin

• Celtic

The existence of English and French side by side gave rise to synonymns like ...........

• wed and marry

• beef and mutton

• veal and venison

• child and infant

Pick out the words relating to the feudal system that were introduced into English during the Middle English Period

• Prince

• Duke

• Baron

• Castle

Give a few examples for the borrowed religious words into English

• religion

• cathedral

• salvation

• priest

The words tower, pillar, vault, castle, aisle are examples for

• Fine arts

• Sculpture and architecture

• Skilled artisans

Give examples for Surnames from personal features

• Longfellow,

• Goodfellow

• Field,

• Bridges

Identify the part of speech of the words -jovial, mercurial, saturnine

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Adverbs

• Adjectives