Editing Francization (section)

=== England<span class="anchor" id="Great Britain"></span> ===
{{see also|Anglo-Norman language|Influence of French on English}}
England, and therefore the [[English language]], was deeply francized during the [[Middle Ages]]. This was a result of the conquest of England by [[William the Conqueror]] from Normandy in 1066, a king who spoke exclusively French and imposed the French language in England. [[Old English]] became the language of the poor population and French the language of the court and wealthy population. It is said that during this period, people in England spoke more French than those in France.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jacques |last=Leclerc |url=http://www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca/francophonie/HIST_FR_s3_Ancien-francais.htm |title=Histoire du français: Ancien français |publisher=Axl.cefan.ulaval.ca |access-date=2015-05-29| language=French}}</ref> Today, it is estimated that 50% to 60% of the English language comes from French or Latin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca/francophonie/histlngfrn.htm |title=Histoire du français |publisher=Axl.cefan.ulaval.ca |access-date=2015-05-29| language=French}}</ref>{{full citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Cookery gives a good example of this tendency: the names of many farm animals have [[Anglo-Saxon]] roots. However, the names of their meat (once exclusive to the wealthy) have [[Old French]] origins:<ref>{{cite web|first=Jacques |last=Leclerc |url=http://www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca/francophonie/HIST_FR_s4_Moyen-francais.htm |title=Histoire du français: le moyen français |publisher=Axl.cefan.ulaval.ca |date=2014-10-14 |access-date=2015-05-29| language=French}}</ref>

*[[Pig]] (Anglo-Saxon) – [[Pork]] from the Old French {{Lang|fro|porc}}
*[[Cow]] (Anglo-Saxon {{Lang|ang|cou}}) – [[Beef]] from the Old French {{Lang|fro|bœuf}}
*[[Chicken]] (Anglo-Saxon) – [[Poultry]] from the Old French {{Lang|fro|pouletrie}} or {{Lang|fro|poule}}
*[[Sheep]] (Anglo-Saxon {{Lang|ang|scæp}})  – [[Mutton]] from the Old French {{Lang|pro|moton}}