Middle English Dialects
OE Dialects
| Kentish
| West Saxon
| Mercian
| Northumbrian
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| ME Dialects
| Kentish Dialect
| South-Western Dialects
| Midland Dialects
| Northern Dialects
| Examples
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| East Saxon Dialect
London Dialect
Gloucester Dialect
| West Midland Dialect
| East Midland Dialect
| Yorkshire Dialect
Lancashire Dialect
| | | | | | | The most important dialect in the Middle English period was the LONDON DIALECT.
London Dialect
In the 12th -13th c.the London Dialect became the literary language and the standard,both in written and spoken form. The reasons why this happened:
· The capital of the country was transferred from Winchester, Wesses, to London
· The East Saxon Dialect (the basis of the London Dialect) became prominent in that period.
· Most authors of the Middle English period used the London Dialect in their works.
Features of the London Dialect:
· The basis of the London Dialect was the East Saxon Dialect
· The East Saxon Dialect mixed with the East Midland Dialect and formed the London Dialect.
· Thus the London Dialect became more Anglican than Saxon in character à The London Dialect is an Anglican dialect.
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