Across
- 8. The French variety introduced to England after the 1066 conquest
- 9. The grammatical system in Old English that relied heavily on word endings
- 11. The worldwide spread of English through trade, media and technology
- 13. The process of making English more uniform in spelling and grammar
- 15. The playwright credited with popularising many English words and expressions
- 18. The major change in English pronunciation during this period
- 20. The famous Old English epic poem
Down
- 1. The historical period that introduced many new technological terms
- 2. Geoffrey Chaucer's famous collection of stories
- 3. The process through which many French words entered English
- 4. The invention that helped standardise spelling and spread literacy
- 5. The language family from which Old English developed
- 6. A major source of new vocabulary in contemporary English
- 7. A reference book that records and defines words
- 10. The author of The Canterbury Tales, written in Middle English
- 12. The early writing system used before the Latin alphabet became dominant
- 14. The cultural movement that encouraged borrowing from Latin and Greek
- 16. A recognised variety of English spoken in Australia
- 17. The group whose language formed the basis of Old English
- 19. Describes medieval England, where English, French and Latin were used