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Map of England and surrounding regions during the Middle English period, divided by bold black lines into major dialect areas: Northern, West Midland, East Midland, South Western, and South Eastern. Red lines mark language boundaries with Celtic languages-Scots Gaelic, Welsh, and Cornish-along the edges of Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall.

Compare Middle English and modern English readings of the opening lines of The Canterbury Tales

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