FrenchandEnglishduringNormanConquest诺曼征服时期的英语与法语解析.pptVIP

English before the Conquest was one of the few vernacular languages in Europe that actually had a fairly vibrant literary culture: Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly literate, and some of them like King Alfred the Great actually made translations of Latin classics into Old English. Statue of King Alfred the Great at Winchester. Alfred translated Boethius Consolation of Philosophy into Old English. What’s more, the Normans also brought Latin. In?France, almost nothing was at that time being recorded in the vernacular because Latin?was the language of the nobility, education, commerce and the?Roman Catholic Church, and was thus used for the purpose of records. From the conquest (1066) until the end of the 13th century, Latin was the language of all official written documents, and Norman French was almost exclusively used as a spoken language. Latin became the language of the church. Monks and disseminators of Biblical doctrine had to be proficient in Latin, meaning that another language was there to influence British society, not just French. Consequently another 25% English vocabulary is Latin. Reasons: 3. By the time education became more accessible to everyone else, Norman presence had already weakened. French, because of its prestigious status, was just used in the school system as a medium of instruction. What was taught was Latin. 5. Conclusion During the Norman Conquest, the conquerors French co-existed with the the conquereds English for as long as about 400 years. Although French extincted in England in the end, it left deep trace in English, especially the vocabulary. The two languages fused together and influenced each other, which reflect not only the fact that French and English people interact with each other but also the fact that the two “cultures” assimilated and adjusted to one another. Thank you for your listening! French and English During Norman Conquest contents 1.The History Background 1.1 The Normans 1.2 The Norma