Introduction to middle english dialects
- Unlike Old English, dialects in the Middle English were more obvious and apparent because of the fact that many Middle English texts from different areas were located and analysed by scholars.
- Scholars have differed as to how many dialects there are in Middle English, but the majority have concluded that there were five different dialects: Northern, East and West Midlands, South-Western (Southern), and South-Eastern (Kentish).
I will be discussing the Northern, Midlands and Southern dialects extensively.