the modern German alphabet is an extended Latin-based alphabet consisting of 30 letters – the same letters that are found in the Basic modern Latin alphabet plus four extra letters. Although the diacritic letters represent distinct sounds in German phonology, they are almost universally not considered part of the alphabet.
The Norman conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of the Kingdom of England by the troops of William the Conqueror, Duke of NormandyThe Norman conquest was a pivotal event in English history. It largely removed the native ruling class, replacing it with a foreign, French-speaking monarchy, aristocracy, and clerical hierarchy. This, in turn, brought about a transformation of the English language and the culture of England in a new era often referred to as Norman England.
One of the most obvious changes was the introduction of Anglo-Norman, a northern dialect of Old French, as the language of the ruling classes in England, displacing Old English. Not until the fourteenth century would English regain its former primacy, while the use of French at court continued into the fifteenth century.
By this time English had itself been profoundly transformed, developing into the starkly different Middle English which formed the basis for the modern language. The grammatical structures of the language had also changed dramatically, although the relationship, if any, between this transformation and the marginalisation of English resulting from the conquest is uncertain.
