True or False: French became the language of courts and higher class in time of Duke William?
True: French nobles infiltrated English nobility and ruling class
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What happened to the English and french languages in England over time?
the two cultures assimilated
all of the above
10000 french words taken into the English language
English suffixes and prefixes added to french words
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True or false: English servants serving meat to french upper class used french words; animal names were in English but meat was in french?
True; sheep>mutton, cow>beef, pig> pork
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True or False: many french words were used in government, spiritual, and ecclesiastical service because french speaking Normans took control of church and court of London?
True
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What are some french words that are in English language
Look at your notes
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True or False: in 13th century, frecnh was spoken as a matter of social customs and administrative convention?
True: it was no longer mother tongue, though upper class generally used it
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What happened when English term was unknown?
No word was used
A word was invented
A French word or phrase was used
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True or False: by middle of 13th century french was considered a foreign language in England
True: attempt made to preserve by clergy and scholars
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What did Francophile think about french spoken by Englishmen ?
they thought is was a 'butchered' and 'backwards' dialect
they thought they spoke it very well
they were impressed by the englishman
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What contributed to the rise of the use of English in England over french?
100 years war promoted national unity against french
all of these
rise of middle class, 'Black Death' in 1348, 30% people died
English became to hate the french
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Why was English dominant language in 14th century England
1362, law passed for lawsuits to be conducted in English
The economic importance of working class grew
all of these
English was language of common laborer, widespread use
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Why did Henry V's reign 1413-1422 mark turning point in English as written language?
He was illiterate
He didn't read french
He used English in writing letters and practiced spread
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True or False: French literature was easily replaced by English literature.
False: it was a slow process
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What great writers marked the The Period of Great individual Writing in 1350-1400
CHAUCER, LANGLAND? SIR GAWAIN and GREEN KNIGHT
I don't know
Shakespeare
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What is the literature of England in 15Th century known as
Imitative Period of Transition Period
Mockery Period
Ideology Period
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Was Duke of William related to or family of King Edward?
