| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
xiv, 444 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
English present and future -- The Indo-European family of languages -- Old English -- Foreign influences on Old English -- The Norman conquest and the subjection of English, 1066-1200 -- The reestablishment of English, 1200-1500 -- Middle English -- The Renaissance, 1500-1650 -- The appeal to authority, 1650-1800 -- The nineteenth century and after -- The English language in America -- Specimens of the Middle English dialects -- English spelling. |
| Subject |
English language -- History.
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| Added Author |
Cable, Thomas, 1942-
|
| ISBN |
013395708X : $35.00 |
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