Four periods of english

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Across
  1. 3. The primary individuals writing books prior to the invention of the printing press
  2. 6. Author of The Cantebury Tales
  3. 10. inherited words from a shared ancestor
  4. 12. distinct regional/social variation of a language
  5. 13. Process of changing words to make them more understandable in English
  6. 16. Old English version of 'bears'
  7. 17. Occured between 1500-1800 CE
  8. 18. The history of a word is its ________
Down
  1. 1. The language the word 'assemble' came from
  2. 2. The language influencing English after the Normal conquest
  3. 4. The first period of English
  4. 5. Famous Early Modern English poet/playwright
  5. 7. Book that led to the standardisation of spelling and grammar
  6. 8. Word for a classical type of dance with a French root word
  7. 9. Version of the bible that was released in 1611 (Early Modern English period)
  8. 11. The French were victorious against Britain at the Battle of _______
  9. 14. The revolution that led to compulsory children's education
  10. 15. The country the word 'kindergarten' came from