noun
Late Middle Japanese; medieval Japanese
Linguistic term referring to the Japanese language of the medieval period, roughly from the 12th to the 16th century.
中世語の文法は現代語と大きく異なる。
The grammar of medieval Japanese differs greatly from that of modern Japanese.
現代語 means 'modern language', contrasting with 中世語 which refers to an earlier historical stage.
Compound of 中世 (medieval period) and 語 (language).