Middle English: 1150 - 1500 (jan 1, 1150 – jan 1, 1500)
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Norman Invasion 1066-1075
- French was the verbal language of the court and administration, while Latin remained important in written documentation (Church in particular)
- English became more prominent towards the end of this period due to writers such as Chaucer
- Dialectal differences remained
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