Algeo, John,

The origins and development of the English language / John Algeo, Carmen Acevedo Butcher ; based on the original work of Thomas Pyles. - Seventh Edition. - xv, 367 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-316) and indexes.

Language and the English Language: An Introduction -- The Sounds of Current English -- Letters and Sounds: A Brief History of Writing -- The Backgrounds of English -- The Old English Period (449-1100) -- The Middle English Period (1100-1500) -- The Early Modern English Period (1500-1800): Society, Spellings, and Sounds -- The Early Modern English Period (1500-1800): Forms, Syntax, and Usage -- Late Modern English (1800-Present) -- Words and Meanings -- New Words from Old -- Foreign Elements in the English Word Stock.

CAS

9781133957539 1133957536 9781133307273 1133307272

016176701 Uk


English language--History.

PE1075 / .A54 2014

420.9/Al34