Abstract

English is the most widely used language in the world. It absorbs the vocabulary of various languages during the process of constantly updating and creating, which has become one of the most abundant vocabulary language worldwide. According to the statistics, only 61.7% of the most frequently used 1000 vocabularies in modern English from the old English And the alien words accounts for 38.3%. From the perspective of Norman conquest, this paper analyzes the relationship between French and English and explores the effect of the French on the English vocabulary during the Norman conquest. Finally, the thesis concludes that the Norman French has exerted considerable influence on the religion, legislation, literature and social life in English. 

Key words:  Norman Conquest, French, English Vocabulary- 

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中文摘要

Abstract

1.Introduction 1 

2.The Norman Conquest2 

2.1 Anglo-French relations before Norman Conquest2

2.2 The basic information of Norman Conquest.3

2.3 The Norman Conquest’s impact.3

3.The Influence of Norman Loanwords Brought to the English Society5

3.1 The influence on religion in English 5

 3.2 The influence on legal terms in English.6

 -3.2.1 French influenced official English6

3.2.2 Core laws written in French6

 3.3 The influence on literature in English7

3.3.1 The development of French in English works7

  3.3.2 The French words in English works.8

 3.4 The influence on social life in English 9

4. Conclusion.10

Works Cited.11