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Episode 57: The Wessex Literary Revival

The History of English Podcast

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The Consequences of Benedictine Reforms on English Language

This chapter discusses the effects of the Benedictine reforms on the English language, including the introduction of new Latin words, the literary revival with the compilation of Old English poetry manuscripts, and the emergence of the West Saxon dialect as the standard written dialect.

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