What's the Difference between Old English, Middle English and Modern English?

Get my book: Middlechester Chronicles and the Story of Idioms: A witty and satirical look at 347 English idioms and their origins told through stories To read the first chapter free and purchase the book go to www.aunty.co.uk === Old, Middle and Modern English how do they compare? What's are the vocabulary and grammar differences. What historical events caused these changes. Sign up for The Rambler newsletter here. https://letthemtalktv.substack.com/ It's full of interesting insights and stories about the English language and it's free! Become a Patreon of LetThemTalkTV Support the channel and get exclusive content. More information here. www.patreon.com/LetThemTalkTV Selected bibliography (affiliate links) The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English by Hana Videen https://amzn.to/45jZEMx Stories of English by David Crystal https://amzn.to/451XDDq A Short History of English Literature https://amzn.to/4o6EWqK by B. Ifor Evans The Loom of Language by Frederick Bodmer https://amzn.to/459kX2a Borrowed Words https://amzn.to/4f6pM0E by Philip Durkin PHOTO CREDITS By Hel-hama - Own work https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Diliff - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... 00:00 A Lif-wynn 00:32 Old English 05:51 Old English Grammar 08:40 Compound words 11:03 Kennings 11:53 Middle English 13:48 Viking Influence 15:08 French Influence 17:20 What Middle English sounded like 17:53 French vocabulary 20:00 What happened to the Old English Words? 21:00 Early Modern English 21:41 The Great Vowel Shift (GVS) 24:50 The Renaissance 25:45 Modern English