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In English philology , AB language refers to a variety of Middle English found in the Corpus manuscript , containing Ancrene Wisse -LRB- whence ` A ' -RRB- , and in MS Bodley 34 in Bodleian Library , Oxford -LRB- whence ` B ' -RRB- .. English philology. English philology. Middle English. Middle English. Ancrene Wisse. Ancrene Wisse. The Bodley manuscript includes what is known as the Katherine Group .. Katherine Group. Katherine Group. The term was coined in 1929 by J. R. R. Tolkien who noted that the dialect of both manuscripts is highly standardized , pointing to `` a ` standard ' language based on one in use in the West Midlands in the 13th century . ''. J. R. R. Tolkien. J. R. R. Tolkien. West Midlands. West Midlands ( region ). AB language is ` characterized by French and Norse loanwords , colloquial expressions , conservative spelling , and similarities to Old English syntax ' .. AB language also characterises the Middle English religious works of the Katherine Group and the Wooing Group .. Middle English. Middle English. Katherine Group. Katherine Group. Wooing Group. Wooing Group. While there is no general agreement among scholars as to authorship , Ancrene Wisse , the KATHERINE GROUP , and the Wooing Group are often combined , albeit loosely , into a confederation of texts .. Ancrene Wisse. Ancrene Wisse. Wooing Group. Wooing Group. They are connected by manuscript tradition , as many of the texts appear and reappear in manuscripts in various combinations .. Perhaps most significantly , there exist numerous thematic parallels among the group , including a focus on a suffering human Christ who has a personal relationship with the primarily female audience , and a connection to anchoresses .. Anchoresses were women who completely withdrew from earthly life by having themselves enclosed in small cells attached to churches , from which they could never depart .. They communicated with servants and visitors through a window that looked out on the churchyard , and observed Mass and received communion through a window that was directed towards the high altar .. As contemplatives , the anchoresses ' primary purpose was to pray , seeking complete union with God .