The Middle English and the Modern English Periods

The Middle English and the Modern English Periods

1. 
   Development of the Classical Middle English
   

1. 
   Historical Background of the development of English from the 11th to the 15th centuries
   
2. 
   Linguistic Situation
   
3. 
   "Classical" Middle English
   

2. 
   Development of the National Literary English language
   
   1. 
      Economic and political unification. Conditions for linguistic unity
      
   2. 
      Progress of culture. Introduction of printing
      
   3. 
      Foreign contacts and expansion of English
      
   4. 
      Establishment of the Written Standards
      
3. 
   Spelling Changes in Middle English. Rules of Reading
   
4. 
   Evolution of the Sound System from the 11^th to the 18^th centuries.
   
5. 
   Evolution of the Grammatical System from the 11^th to the 18^th centuries.
   
6. 
   Development of the English Vocabulary from the 12^th to the 19^th centuries.
   

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