Overview

This volume provides an outline and an introduction to the history of the English language. It seeks to treat all the important aspects of the subject vocabulary, grammar, syntax, pronunciation, sound-change, etymology, etc., in a simple. About The Author: Frederick T Wood - Faculty, Sheffield University, UK. Table Of Contents: The Origin of Language • The Descent of the English Language • The Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period • The Middle English Period • The Renaissance and After • The Growth of Vocabulary • Change of Meaning • The Evolution of Standard English • Idiom and Metaphor • The Foreign Contribution • Conclusion • Bibliography • Index of Subjects