MORPHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE 12TH TO THE 15TH CENTURIES
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This article examines the major morphological developments that occurred in the English language between the 12th and 15th centuries, a period marking the transition from Middle English to Early Modern English. During these centuries, English underwent significant simplification and restructuring in its grammatical and morphological system. The study highlights key changes such as the reduction of inflectional endings, the leveling of case distinctions, and the gradual disappearance of grammatical gender. These transformations were influenced by both internal linguistic evolution and external factors such as the Norman Conquest, which introduced extensive contact with French and Latin. As a result, English morphology became more analytic, relying increasingly on word order and prepositions instead of inflection to express grammatical relationships.
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