The English language : a historical introduction /
Charles Barber, Joan C. Beal, Philip A. Shaw.
- Second edition.
- xiii, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
- Cambridge approaches to linguistics .
- Cambridge approaches to linguistics. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-297) and index.
What is language? -- The flux of language -- The Indo-European languages -- The Germanic languages -- Old English -- Norsemen and Normans -- Middle English -- Early Modern English -- Later Modern English -- English as a world language -- English today and tomorrow.