Choose at least three of the following items; discuss why they are significant in the development of the English Language. At least two different periods in the history of the language should be discussed in your answer.

... Lindsey Anne Thornham Essay Two Choose at least three of the following items; discuss why they are significant in the development of the English Language. At least two different periods in the history of the language should be discussed in your answer. I have chosen to look at the following items: * The Norman Conquest * The Renaissance * The development of Modern Standard English The History of English is conventionally divided into three tidy periods. There is the old English or the Anglo-Saxon period, middle English and then Modern English. I am going to look at three topics of discussion in relation to the emergence and development of the English language. Firstly I am going to look at the Norman Conquest and it's relevance to the development of the English language. I will then look at the Renaissance in the same context. Then finally I will demonstrate my understanding of the developments of Modern Standard English. The

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