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Who is considered a significant figure in the development of the legitimacy of vernacular Middle English?
Who is considered a significant figure in the development of the legitimacy of vernacular Middle English?
- William the Conqueror
- Geoffrey Chaucer (correct)
- Johannes Gutenberg
- King James
Which work is considered the most famous in Old English literature?
Which work is considered the most famous in Old English literature?
- Beowulf (correct)
- The Norman Conquest
- The Canterbury Tales
- The King James Bible
Which event helped to standardize the English language?
Which event helped to standardize the English language?
- The Anglo-Saxon invasion
- The Great Vowel Shift
- The Norman Conquest
- The invention of the printing press (correct)
Which form of English lasted until the 1470s?
Which form of English lasted until the 1470s?
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Which language became the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society following the Norman conquest of England in 1066?
Which language became the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society following the Norman conquest of England in 1066?
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