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middle english subperiods
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learn about the main subperiods within the
middle english period that reflect the decline, rise, and
eventual dominance of english... |
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who got lucky at
hastings? (video)
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watch a documentary that re-examines the battle of
hastings to establish whether william's victory was down to
military skill or just good luck...
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middle english:
introductory overview (video)
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alexander arguelles gives an overview of middle english and of
features that distinguish it from old english...
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french vs.
english
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learn why english eventually prevailed over
the language of the conquerors... |
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gallicization of english
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learn about the impact of french on the
english orthography, sound system, grammar and syntax... |
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medieval armour terms
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learn about the impact of french on medieval
armour terminology and the relevance of armour technology for
the space age... |
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emerging standard
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learn about the chief factors that had
contributed to the emergence of the basis of standard english by
1500... |
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geoffrey chaucer
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learn about the father of english literature, credited with being the
first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the
vernacular english... |
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the canterbury tales prologue
(video)
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a karaoke-style video containing a reading of the canterbury tales prologue in middle
english... |
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the great vowel
shift
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learn
about the massive sound change that affected the long vowels of
english during the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries...
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choosing "thou" or "you"
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david crystal explains the changes affecting the use of the
second-person pronouns from old english through middle english
to early modern english... |
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spamalot flash game
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choose to be a saxon knight or a french defender. defend your
castle with the animal catapult - there can be only
one king of the britons!... |
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henry viii: dressed to kill game
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if you think you have what it takes to be the toughest knight in
all of england, enter the royal tournament and find out how tough
you really are!... |
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