IS ENGLISH A FRENCH CREOLE?

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If you're learning English or you're interesting in the history of English join my Patreon. Wisdom guaranteed. More information here. www.patreon.com/LetThemTalkTV Sign up for the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here. https://letthemtalktv.substack.com/ It's full of interesting insights and stories about the English language and it's free! During the Middle English period (c1100-c1500) English changed so much in terms of vocabulary and grammar as a result of the Norman conquests that some say that English had become a French Creole. Is this true? We investigate. SOME SOURCES David Crystal - The Glamorous Story of English Grammar https://amzn.to/3NE7UgJ (affiliate link) John McWhorter - Our Magnificent Bastard tongue https://amzn.to/3NFSQiC (affiliate link) Origins of the English language - J.M. Williams https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/ by Kevin Stroud (highly recommended) 00:00 Some interesting facts 01:24 What is a creole? 04:49 Why are there so many French words? 06:35 French grammar influence 16:51 so whadayathink?