Before 1066
In the early 11th century, Old English was not a single unified language but a dialect continuum that stretched from the southern English coast to the Forth estuary. However, a … 查看更多內容

The influence of French on English pronunciation is generally held to have been fairly minor, but a few examples have been cited:
• The use of non-word-initial stress patterns in some loan words of French origin
• The phonemisation … 查看更多內容

The effects of the Norman conquest had indirect influences on the development of the standardized English that began to emerge towards the end of the 15th century. The takeover of the elite class by the Normans, as well as their decision to move the capital … 查看更多內容

The most notable influence of French on English has been its extensive contribution to the English lexicon. It has been estimated that about a third of the words in English are … 查看更多內容

The gradual decline of the English singular pronouns thou and thee and their replacement with ye and later you have been linked to … 查看更多內容

In the centuries following the Norman conquest, English was written mainly by Norman scribes. Thus, French spelling conventions had … 查看更多內容

Though the following list is in no way exhaustive, it illustrates some of the more common English words of French origin. Examples of French-to-English lexical contributions are classified by field and in chronological order. The periods during which these … 查看更多內容