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Monster Essays - Standardization of the English Language
Standardization of the English Language
There are several important events before 1500 that when listed together show a
series of steps in the struggle for English language supremacy. These steps are
mainly governmental, legal and official events that pushed English usage. In
1356 The Sheriff's Court in London and Middlesex were conducted in English for
the first time. When Parliament opened in 1362 the Statute of Pleading was
issued declaring English as a language of the courts as well as of Parliament,
but it was not until 1413 that English became the official language of the
courts everywhere. Thirteen years later in 1423, P....
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