ENG3701 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2023 (800448) - DUE 30 August 2023

ENG3701 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2023 () - DUE 30 August 2023 100% TRUSTED workings, explanations and solutions. For assistance call or us on . Basing your discussion on the extracts provided, write an essay of 2 to 4 pages in which you discuss the differences and similarities between Middle and Modern English in terms of spelling, vocabulary, syntax, prepositions and inflections. Your essay should: 1) Place the Middle English extract in its historical context, commenting briefly on the origins of Middle English and the influence of Latin and Old Norse. 2) Use the extracts in order to point out differences and similarities between Middle English and Modern English in terms of spelling, vocabulary, syntax, prepositions and inflections 3) Explain how the changes from Middle English to Modern English that you have pointed out occurred. (Remember to reflect on the influences of other languages on the English language.) Note: You may make use of the sources and e-reserves below, which can be found in the additional resources folder on the ENG3701 myUnisa page. Use ONLY the extract below for your analysis, not the entire poem. You may refer to brief examples from elsewhere in the poem if you find them relevant, but try to keep your essay focused on the extract provided. EXTRACT Middle English Modern English 301 if he hem stowned vpon fyrst stiller were þanne 302 alle þe heredmen in halle þe hy and þe loe 301 Now, if this man astonished them at first, 302 even still more were they astonished at this word, both high and low. 303 The man rode firm in the saddle Assignment 1 is COMPULSORY for examination entrance. NB: Please take special care to acknowledge ALL sources and to reference accurately. Remember that the bulk of your essay must be written in your OWN WORDS. Answer all parts of the question below. 303 þe renk on his rounce hym ruched in his sadel 304 and runischly his rede yen he reled aboute 305 bende his bresed broez blycande grene 306 wayued his berde for to wayte quo so wolde ryse 307 when non wolde kepe hym with carp he co3ed ful hye 308 ande rimed hym ful richly and ryt hym to speke 309 what is þis arthures hous quoþ þe haþel þenne 310 þat al þe rous rennes of þur ryalmes so mony 311 where is now your sourquydrye and your conquestes 312 your gry dellayk and your greme and your grete words 313 now is þe reuel and þe renoun of þe rounde table 314 ouerwalt wyth a worde of on wyes speche 315 for al dares for drede withoute dynt schewed 316 wyth þis he laes so loude þat þe lorde greued 304 and rolled his red eyes about, 305 and bent his rough, green shining eyebrows, 306 and stroked his beard, waiting for someone to rise. 307 When nobody wanted to talk to him, he coughed loudly, 308 stretched himself haughtily and said: 309 ‘What! is this Arthur's house’ he said thereupon, 310 ‘that men are talking of in so many realms? 311 Where are now your pride and your conquests, 312 your wrath and fury and great words? 313 for now is the revel and renown of the Round Table 314 overcome by the word of one man 315 for all of you are terrified though no blow has been struck.’ 316 Then he laughed so loudly that their lord [King Arthur] was grieved by it, 317 the blood, for shame, shot upwards into his bright face 317 þe blod schot for scham into his schyre face TOTAL: 50 MARKS