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Middle English and Prestige (sociolinguistics)

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Difference between Middle English and Prestige (sociolinguistics)

Middle English vs. Prestige (sociolinguistics)

Middle English (ME) is collectively the varieties of the English language spoken after the Norman Conquest (1066) until the late 15th century; scholarly opinion varies but the Oxford English Dictionary specifies the period of 1150 to 1500. Prestige is the level of regard normally accorded a specific language or dialect within a speech community, relative to other languages or dialects.

Similarities between Middle English and Prestige (sociolinguistics)

Middle English and Prestige (sociolinguistics) have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): English language, French language, Great Vowel Shift, Latin, Old English, Old Norse, Vernacular.

English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Great Vowel Shift

The Great Vowel Shift was a major series of changes in the pronunciation of the English language that took place, beginning in southern England, primarily between 1350 and the 1600s and 1700s, today influencing effectively all dialects of English.

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Old English

Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.

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Old Norse

Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements from about the 9th to the 13th century.

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Vernacular

A vernacular, or vernacular language, is the language or variety of a language used in everyday life by the common people of a specific population.

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Middle English and Prestige (sociolinguistics) Comparison

Middle English has 204 relations, while Prestige (sociolinguistics) has 150. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 1.98% = 7 / (204 + 150).

References

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