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L.M. Ikalyuk, U.T. Tatsakovych
UDC 811.111
doi: 10.15330/jpnu.2.2-3.22-28
MIDDLE ENGLISH: ENGLISH OR FRENGLISH?
L.M.
I
KALYUK
,
U.T.
T
ATSAKOVYCH
Abstract.
The article focuses on a general description of Middle English considering the impact of
the French language on its development during this period. Despite an extensive number of French
borrowings in different layers of the English language, the language remained English and its
predominant features were still those of Germanic origin.
Keywords:
globalization, cross-cultural communication, Middle English, French borrowings,
Norman Conquest.