Middle English
stage of the English language from about the 12th through 15th centuries
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Middle English
Summary
Middle English is a historical language[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of historical_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,497 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Middle English is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
- Middle English's instance of is recorded as historical language[4].
- Middle English's instance of is recorded as language variety[5].
- Middle English's instance of is recorded as chronolect[6].
- Middle English was followed by Early Modern English[7].
- Middle English is a type of Anglic[8].
- Middle English is a type of English[9].
- Middle English's writing system is recorded as Latin script[10].
- Middle English's Commons category is recorded as Middle English[11].
- Middle English's Wikimedia language code is recorded as enm[12].
- Middle English's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Middle English[13].
- Middle English's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[14].
- Middle English's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
- Middle English's replaces is recorded as Old English[16].
- Middle English's replaced by is recorded as Modern English[17].
- Middle English's related Wikidata property is recorded as P11420[18].
- Middle English's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Middle English'}[19].
- Middle English's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/ENM[20].
- Middle English's linguistic typology is recorded as V2 word order[21].
- Middle English's linguistic typology is recorded as nominative–accusative language[22].
- Middle English's linguistic typology is recorded as stress-timed language[23].
- Middle English's linguistic typology is recorded as fusional language[24].
- Middle English's Wikimedia Incubator URL is recorded as https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/enm[25].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include historical language[4], language variety[5], and chronolect[6]. Recorded subclass of include Anglic[8] and English[9].
Why It Matters
Middle English ranks in the top 3% of historical_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,497 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]