Standardization Of The English Language
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There are several important events before 1500 that when listed together show a
series of steps in the struggle for English language supremacy. These steps are
mainly governmental, legal and official events that pushed English usage. In
1356 The Sheriff's Court in London and Middlesex were conduct ....
Middle of paper
.... of legal documents in place of Latin.
The formal rules intended to keep the use of French in official capacities were
not enough to combat the effects of the Black Death and the Hundred Years War
between France and England, which both contributed greatly to the rise of
English and fall of French. By the fourteenth century, English was again known
by most people, although French was not forgotten, and the people who spoke
French were generally bilingual. The Statute of Pleading made it law th ....
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