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Within Old French many dialects emerged but the Francien dialect is one that not only continued but also thrived during the Middle French period (14th century–17th century).[30] Modern French grew out of this Francien dialect.[30] Grammatically, during the period of Middle French, noun declensions were lost and there began to be standardized rules. Robert Estienne published the first Latin-French dictionary, which included information about phonetics, etymology, and grammar.[34] Politically, the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts (1539) named French the language of law.
