The Reestablishment of English, 1200–1500
Abstract
This chapter attempts to trace the reestablishment of the English language without diminishing the continuing importance of French. The various political, military, and cultural determinants of the reestablishment were not in lockstep: the loss of Normandy in 1204, the separation of the French and English nobility over the next half-century, the ebb and flow of French immigrants during the thirteenth century, the prestige of French culture in Europe, the perceived provincial character of French in England, and the fourteenth-century restoration of English in the schools.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies
Medieval Literature and History
Linguistics
Language Diversity
and Identity
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 114–141
- Publication date
- 19 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter