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Yes, it is true that Chaucer's writings, particularly "The Canterbury Tales," are considered to provide examples of English in transition from Middle English to Modern English. Chaucer's works reflect changes in vocabulary, grammar, and spelling that show the evolution of the English language during that time period.
Middle English incorporates influences from French.
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Middle English; Old English
Chaucer's language, Middle English, was a transition between Old English and Modern English. It featured changes in grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation that made it more familiar to speakers of Modern English. Chaucer's writing helped standardize English and influenced the development of the language.
The word husband is of Old and Middle English origin. The word husband means householder in Old and Middle English.
ME - gode, OE - gād = spearhead. (ME- Middle English, OE- Old English)
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote "The Canterbury Tales" in Middle English, which was the common spoken and written language in England during the late 14th century. Middle English is distinct from older forms of the language like Old English and from the modern form of English that we use today.
Middle English was not created: it evolved from Old English under the influence of Norman French, beginning in the 12th Century.
old English comes mainly from the angles of Germany but middle English has french influences from the Norman conquest
Old English/Middle-English/Early Modern English/Modern English