A very important phase of Latin influence on English was opened up by conversion of England to Christianity . The period of influence may be said to start from 597 AD with the conversion of Kent and lasted throughout the old English period . The Christian monks were the only literate people in this timeContinue reading “Latin influence on the English language”
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French words in English ( the Norman invasion)
The Norman conquest of 1066 had wide and far reaching consequences to England , some of which we still face to this day . Both the language and the literature had major changes done to them , French words came into contact with the English ones and the language was never the same anymore .Continue reading “French words in English ( the Norman invasion)”
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