Re: Norman French?
| From: | Don Blaheta <dpb@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, October 19, 1998, 4:48 |
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Quoth Arek Bellagio:
> HI all. I heard the term Norman French the other day.. and I was wondering
> if this was a type of 'old English' applied to French. Does anyone know? If
> not.. what does it mean?
Norman French was (and is) the version of French spoken in Normandy;
usually it refers to the Norman French of ~1000CE, which was what
William the Conqueror spoke, and which provided a great deal of
influence to English---iirc it was the main catalyst which brought Old
English into Middle English.
> And also, whether or not you know the answer to the other question, does
> anyone know a place where I can find some documented information on an older
> version of French?
Nope, sorry...
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