The origins and development of the English language - Algeo, John; Butcher, Carmen Acevedo; Pyles, Thomas, 1905-1980. (Boston, MA : Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2014)
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.
Includes bibliographical references : (pages 299-316) and indexes.
Keywords: English language -- History