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The '''Anglo-Norman language''' is the name given to the variety of [[Norman language|Norman]] spoken by the [[Anglo-Norman]]s, the descendants of the [[Norman]]s who ruled [[England]] following the [[Battle of Hastings|conquest]] by [[William I of England|William of Normandy]] in [[1066]]. This [[Oïl languages|langue d'oïl]] became the official language of England and later developed into the unique insular dialect now known as the Anglo-Norman language.

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The influence of Anglo-Norman was very much asymmetrical in that very little influence from English was carried over into the continental possessions of the Anglo-Norman realm. Some administrative terms survived in some parts of mainland Normandy: ''forlenc'' (from ''furrow'', compare ''[[furlong]]'') in the [[Cotentin peninsula]] and a general use of the word ''[[acre]]'' for land measurement in Normandy until 
imposed [[metrication]] in the [[19th century]]. Otherwise the direct influence of English in mainland Norman (such as ''smogler'' - to smuggle) is due to direct contact in later centuries with English rather than Anglo-Norman.

Although Anglo-Norman was falling into everyday disuse by the [[13th century]] (Middle English was becoming stronger, as evidenced by [[Chaucer]]), it has left an indelible mark on English.  Thousands of words, phrases and expressions derived from it.  English would have been a very different language without the influence of Anglo-Norman.

== External links ==
*[http://www.anglo-norman.net/ The Anglo-Norman hub - a project to produce an AN dictionary.]  Contains articles and corpus texts.

[[Category:Oïl languages]]
[[Category:Extinct languages]]

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