INTRODUCTION 3
1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 5
1.1 Historical features and events which influenced the system of the English language after the Norman invasion 5
1.2 Norman invasion as a step in development and change of the English language 9
1.3 The linguistic effects and consequences of changes in sounds and stresses of the Norman invasion on the English language 11
THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE FIRST CHAPTER 14
2 ANALYSIS OF INFLUENCE OF FRENCH LOAN WORDS AFTER THE NORMAN CONQUEST 15
2.1 Analysis of borrowings from the French language after the Norman Conquest 15
2.2 Vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar of French loan words after the Norman Conquest 18
2.3 Analysis оf A Middle English Text 23
THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE SECOND CHAPTER 28
CONCLUSION 29
REFERENCES 31