The four periods of English

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Across
  1. 2. Invention that helped standardise spelling and grammar
  2. 3. Event in 1066 that transformed the English language
  3. 6. Germanic tribes who settled in Britain and shaped Old English
  4. 7. Role of English as a common international language
  5. 12. Regional varieties became more noticeable in writing
  6. 13. Period that created many new technical terms
  7. 14. Old English letter (รพ) representing the "th" sound
  8. 16. Author of The Canterbury Tales
  9. 18. Influential 1611 translation that shaped English
  10. 20. Many new words entered English from French and Latin
Down
  1. 1. Major pronunciation change affecting long vowels
  2. 4. Period that introduced many Latin and Greek words
  3. 5. Process that spread English around the world
  4. 8. Modern technology that introduced new vocabulary and abbreviations
  5. 9. Language that heavily influenced English after the Norman Conquest
  6. 10. Publications that helped standardise spelling and definitions
  7. 11. Language family from which Old English originated
  8. 15. Writer who coined and popularised many English words
  9. 17. Grammatical endings that indicated case, gender and number
  10. 19. Famous epic poem written in Old English