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Which work is considered the most famous in Old English literature?
Beowulf
Who was a significant figure in the development of the legitimacy of vernacular Middle English?
Geoffrey Chaucer
What is the name of the London-based form of English that became widespread in the 1470s?
Chancery Standard
What helped to standardize the English language in 1439?
The invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg
Which event led to French becoming the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society in England?
The Norman conquest of England in 1066
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