Singh, Ishtla, <br/><br/>
The history of English / 
Ishtla Singh. 
 - xii, 226 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>English as a changing language -- Language families and the pre-history of English -- Old English, 500-1100 -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Early Modern English, 1500-1700 -- Modern English, 1700 onwards. 
<br/><br/> "The History of English provides an accessible introduction to the changes that English has undergone from its Indo-European beginnings to the present day. The text looks at the major periods in the history of English, and provides for each a socio-historical context, an overview of the relevant major linguistic changes, and also focuses on an area of current research interest, either in sociolinguistics or in literary studies."--Publisher's website.   
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0340806958 9780340806951 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1075  / .S43 2005x 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>420.9