"The main difference between the two was actually the vocabulary" ( Davis 168). ... As the religion spread English added a large number of Latin words to reintroduce Christianity. As the religion spread English added a large number of Latin words to itself to express new ideas connected with the religion. However, this lead to the loss of grammatical gender of the language and therefore mixed the vocabulary. ... The french language is actually almost directly derived from Latin. ...

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Latin and Scandinavian influenced external sounds of the period. The three sources of Latin were Romans under Claudius conquer of Britain, Romans reside at continental homes of Germanic tribes, and Pop Gregory sends Augustine to Christianize the English (Abrams et al. 3). During the continental period of influence, some words from Latin can be credited to the ancestors of the English. ... The Normans took over England and with the presence of French speaking ruling classes the language and culture expanded, although Latin was the common spoken language internationally. ... Abrams and others st...

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