The English language : a historical introduction/

Barber,Charles

The English language : a historical introduction/ by Charles Barber - Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. - xii,299p.

1. What is language? --
2. The flux of language --
3. The Indo-European languages --
4. The Germanic languages --
5. Old English --
6. Norsemen and Normans --
7. Middle English --
8. Early Modern English --
9. English in the scientific age --
10. English as a world language --
11. English today and tomorrow.

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