Algeo, John, <br/><br/>
The origins and development of the English language / 
John Algeo, Thomas Pyles. 
 - Fifth edition. 
 - xii, 370 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/> Revised edition of: The origins and development of the English language / Thomas Pyles, John Algeo. 4th ed. c1993. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-310) and index. 
<br/><br/> Preface --  Language and Languages: 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 Modern English Period to 1800: Sounds and Spellings --  The Modern English Period to 1800: Forms and Syntax --  Recent British and American English --  Words and Meanings --  New Words from Old --  Foreign Elements in the English Word Stock --  Selected Bibliography --  Glossary-Index of Terms --  Index of Modern English Words and Affixes.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9.  10.  11.  12. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>015507055X 9780155070554 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003114840 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--History
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1075  / .A54 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>420.9