MIDDLE ENGLISH MORPHOLOGY
Keywords:
Middle English morphology, inflectional loss, analytic structure, phonological reduction, Scandinavian influence, Norman Conquest, grammatical simplification, morphological developmentAbstract
The Middle English period (1100–1500) marks a crucial stage in the historical development of English morphology. During this time, the language moved away from the complex inflectional system of Old English and gradually adopted a more analytic structure. Several important social and linguistic factors contributed to this transformation. The influence of French after the Norman Conquest encouraged the reduction of many traditional endings and introduced clearer grammatical patterns.
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