The History of English: An Introduction

Gramley, Stephan

The History of English: An Introduction - 2nd ed - London Routledge 2019 - 473p

Part I. Before Britain
1. The origins of English (before 450)
Part II. Early English in Britain
2. Old English: early Germanic Britain (450
700)
3. 3. Old English: the Viking invasions and their consequences (700
1066/1100)
4. Middle English: the non-standard period (1066/1100
1350)
5. Middle English: the emergence of Standard English (1350-1500)
6. The Early Modern English period (1500-1700)
Part III. Britain and beyond
7. The spread of English (since the late sixteenth century)
8. Standard and non-standard English (Modern English)
9. English pidgins, English Creoles, and English (since the early seventeenth century)
10. Grammatical change in Modern English
11. Pronunciation change in Modern English
12. Vocabulary and spelling change in Modern English
Part IV. World-wide English
13. Global English (since 1945)


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