2005 | ISBN: 0340806958, 034080694X | 240 pages | PDF | 1,6 MB
The History of English provides an accessible introduction to the changes that English has undergone from its Indo-European beginnings to the present day.
The text looks at the major periods in the history of English, and provides for each a socio-historical context and an overview of the relevant major linguistic changes. This text is especially useful for students of literature as well as linguistics.
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