TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barber,Charles
TI  - The English language: a historical introduction
T2  - Canto
SN  - 0521785707 (pbk.) :
U1  - 420.9 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - History
KW  - Historical linguistics
N1  - Originally published: 1993; Includes index; Includes bibliographical references; 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
ER  -