Which dialect did Chaucer choose for his poetry?

The one he spoke, presumably — the London dialect of Middle English, derived from the Kentish and East Midlands strains of the language. read more

Chaucer’s Middle English dialect was basically East Midlands, which was pretty much the predominant language of the Court. Because of this, and to a considerable extent because of Chaucer himself, this became the basis of standard English, of the Received Proununciation of its day. read more

Not just was Chaucer’s determination of one dialect out of four an upbeat one, however so was his choice of one of the three dialects which were authoritative preeminent in England around then Latin, French, and English. read more

A dramatization of the opening lines of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, first heard in Chaucer's language, Middle English, and then in a modern translation. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. For this crowning glory of his 30 years of literary composition, Chaucer used his wide and deep study of medieval books of many sorts and his acute observation of daily life at many levels. read more