Comment on an element of style.

The language of this novel is clear and concise English. There are several names and terms used that may not be familiar to the readers, such as Tarkheena, a term used to address Aravis and other women of her social status. However, most of the language, though at times a little old fashioned, is quite easy to understand. The novel, therefore, is quite easy to read.

The dialogue between Shasta and Bree or Shasta and Aravis is quite simple as one would expect of dialogue that takes place mainly between children. However, when Shasta meets up with King Edmund, Queen Susan, and their entourage, the speech takes on a more mature sound to it as well as an almost Old English or medieval sense to it. The royals use large words and proper titles that are not a part of Shasta's speech. This sets Shasta apart from the Narnian royals, but it does not make him look ignorant or otherwise uneducated. On the contrary, this use of different types of speech simply sets apart the countries the two sets of people belong to as a French man's language would set him apart from an Englishman.