English iteration

[Guest]

TL;DR:

whats the oldest standard for English grammar that exists? 

Any resources for learning it? 

 

Long:

hi, idk if people are as enthusiastic about language syntax & punctuation as I am, but I love it; using all the symbols... it’s extremely fun! Permitting the writer full control over pacing & expression-grammar delivers ultimate power. 

 

Through this, I was hoping to find the oldest standard for English grammar-I know that spelling of “worm” used to be “wyrm.” That’s the oldest I am aware of. 

 

The reason behind wanting to use the oldest format is that there’s a lot lost for the sake of convenience in modern English. Between American English & British English, there is some lost. “Color” Misses the “u” that is pronounced in “colour.” I know there are stronger examples, however that’s the one coming to mind. 

 

I anyone is familiar with the Russian Language, the current standard uses Cyrillic letters; these characters were put together by western religious figures to make the Russian script easier to interpret by western readers. With it, they didn’t include many letters & grammatical symbols. Now, the modern Russian script is very elusive & complex with extensive odd spellings & unnatural stresses that weren’t a problem with the original alphabet. 

 

I’m hoping to gain a deeper understanding of the English language by reading about the oldest standard. 

 

I have heard of a program called “Anglish” which seeks to Germanise the English language removing the romantic influences on the language by changing spellings & removing words. 

[Volbet]

If you're seeking examples of post-Romanization English, then you'll need sources of Middle English that's as close to the year 1066 as possible 

One early example would be the Owl and the Nightingale. Good luck reading that.   

Essentially, you end up with a mixture of Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse and early French, with all the weird grammer and runic that you would imagine. 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Volbet said:

If you're seeking examples of post-Romanization English, then you'll need sources of Middle English that's as close to the year 1066 as possible 

One early example would be the Owl and the Nightingale. Good luck reading that.   

A few uncommon letters but a lot of archaic spelling. Thanks!!! 

 

I love old writing, so I will spend the time to learn how to read it & sift through Middle English.