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Excerpt from ‘Le Chanson de Roland’ in Norman French in both Audio and text versions. Middle English Carle li reis, nostre emperere magnes, Set anz tuz pleins ad estét en Espaigne: Tresque’en la mer cunquist…
Birhtwold’s Speech from ‘The Battle of Maldon’ in both Audio and text versions. Old English Hyge sceal þy heardra, heorte þy cenre, Mod sceal þy mare þy ure mægen lytlaþ. Her ligeþ ure ealdor eall…
Beginning of the ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ in both Audio and text versions. Middle English Sişen şe sege and şe assaut watz sesed at troye Şe bor3 brittened and brent to brondez and…
Beginning of the Prologue of Beowulf in both Audio and text versions. Old English Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum, þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon. Oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum, monegum mægþum, meodosetla…
Beginning of the General Prologue to Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales in both Audio and text versions. Middle English Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote, And bathed…
Passage from the ‘Ormulum’ in both Audio and text versions. Middle English Þiss boc iss nemmnedd Orrmulum, Forr þi þatt Orrm itt wrohhte. Icc hafe wennd inntill Ennglissh Goddspelless hallghe láre, Affterr þatt little witt…
Example of the American Dialect in audio format with text transcript. Please call Stella. Ask her to bring these things with her from the store: Six spoons of fresh snow peas, five thick slabs of…
Babu English: an ornate English used in Indian legal circles in both Audio and text versions. Sir, It is submitted here for your kind and sympathetic consideration, and we are at this moment here at…
Some confusing words in the American dialect in both Audio and text versions. Mary dear, make me merry: say you’ll marry me. Your browser does not support the audio element. Some confusing words in American…
Dialect of Tidewater Community of Tangier Island, Virginia in both Audio and text versions. For the age of a young child until ten or twelve years old, until they start getting really mischievious, Tangier Island…
Excerpt from the Gospel According to St Matthew in both Audio and text versions. 69. But Peter sat without in the court, and there came to him one wench, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus…
Great Vowel Shift Pronunciation Changes in both Audio and text versions. The following words are pronounced how they would have been in the Pre-shift, Mid-shift and Post-shift way in the audio recording. Your browser does…