I’ve been reading a modern english translation of the Canterbury Tales, and once upon a time had to memorize the first part of the prologue in middle english. I

I’ve been reading a modern english translation of the Canterbury Tales, and once upon a time had to memorize the first part of the prologue in middle english. It’s nice to see some of the linguistic theory describing how the latter became the former. PS give a ME translation of Canterbury Tales a try, it is super impressive.