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Complete the sentence.Before the Norman invasion, English was most heavily influenced by the__________language. German or Latin
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German.
Explanation: Old English (Anglo-Saxon) was a West Germanic language, so its core vocabulary and grammar were Germanic. Latin did influence English (especially in the church and learned vocabulary), but less than the Germanic base before 1066.
Explanation: Old English (Anglo-Saxon) was a West Germanic language, so its core vocabulary and grammar were Germanic. Latin did influence English (especially in the church and learned vocabulary), but less than the Germanic base before 1066.
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