Evidence of female literacy in this language is contained in such corpora as the Wooing Group and the Katherine Group. The merging of dialects in this language caused the loss of distinction between the present participle and the gerund, while the lengthening of first-syllable vowels in words composed of two short syllables led to the muting of final "e." This language's writing system included an all-purpose character for velar sounds, which resembles a cursive "z" and is called "yogh." This language existed for most of its lifespan alongside (*) French and Latin, and became the sole tongue during the transition to its successor, the "Early Modern" phase. Perhaps the most well-known text in this language begins "Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote." For 10 points, identify this language, which flourished from around 1070 to 1500 in 
Evidence of female literacy in this language is contained in such corpora as the Wooing Group and the Katherine Group. The merging of dialects in this language caused the loss of distinction between the present participle and the gerund, while the lengthening of first-syllable vowels in words composed of two short syllables led to the muting of final "e." This language's writing system included an all-purpose character for velar sounds, which resembles a cursive "z" and is called "yogh." This language existed for most of its lifespan alongside (*) French and Latin, and became the sole tongue during the transition to its successor, the "Early Modern" phase. Perhaps the most well-known text in this language begins "Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote." For 10 points, identify this language, which flourished from around 1070 to 1500 in the British Isles.
Evidence of female literacy in this language is contained in such corpora as the Wooing Group and the Katherine Group.
{Middle English} [do not accept or prompt on "{Old English}" or "{English}"]