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Who is considered a significant figure in the development of vernacular Middle English?
Who is considered a significant figure in the development of vernacular Middle English?
- King James
- William Shakespeare
- Geoffrey Chaucer (correct)
- Johannes Gutenberg
Which work is considered the most famous in Old English literature?
Which work is considered the most famous in Old English literature?
- The Canterbury Tales
- The Great Vowel Shift
- Beowulf (correct)
- The King James Bible
What event helped to standardize the English language?
What event helped to standardize the English language?
- The Great Vowel Shift
- The Norman conquest of England
- The Anglo-Saxon invasion
- The invention of the printing press (correct)
What is the period of English known as after the Norman conquest of England?
What is the period of English known as after the Norman conquest of England?
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Which literary work helped to standardize the English language?
Which literary work helped to standardize the English language?
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