Group 17. 75 С, student Xasanova (Asatullaeva) Odina

Group 17.75 С, student Xasanova (Asatullaeva) Odina

Tasks and questions for seminar assessment 3:

1. 
   Middle English verbs
   
2. 
   Modern English and national dialects
   
3. 
   Varieties of Modern English
   

1.Middle english verbs.

Middle English is the name given by historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of 1066 and the mid-to-late 15th century, when the Chancery Standard, a form of London-based English, began to become widespread, a process aided by the introduction of the printing press.

By this time the Northumbrian dialect spoken in south east Scotland was developing into the Scots language. The language of England as spoken after this time, up to 1650, is known as Early Modern English.

The Middle English verb has the following independent forms:

One voice (active)

3 moods; indicative, subjunctive, and imperative

2 tenses; present and preterite

2 numbers and 3 persons

Verbal noun (infinitive), present participle, and verbal adjective (past participle)

Verbs are divided in two major groups according to how preterite and past participle is formed:

Weak verbs; preterite formed with a dental suffix (-de/-te)

Strong verbs; preterite formed with an ablaut.