SolidGrue@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoDo the people in Reniassance festivals occurring in Britain also speak with faked British accents, or do they use faked French/Italian accents instead?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1383arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1365arrow-down1imageDo the people in Reniassance festivals occurring in Britain also speak with faked British accents, or do they use faked French/Italian accents instead?lemmy.worldSolidGrue@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square103fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSquare Singer@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAll these cut-offs between different stages of a language are lines drawn in the sand, centuries after the fact. And the Normans invading England had a massive influence on the language. Of course not immediately, but really fast. I didn’t invent that, I just took that from Wikipedia. According to Wiki, some people put the cut-off at ~1100, which would make sense too.
All these cut-offs between different stages of a language are lines drawn in the sand, centuries after the fact.
And the Normans invading England had a massive influence on the language. Of course not immediately, but really fast.
I didn’t invent that, I just took that from Wikipedia. According to Wiki, some people put the cut-off at ~1100, which would make sense too.