This second edition of The History of the English Language- A Sourcebook provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the origins and development of the Eng

Volume II deals with the Middle English period, approximately 1066-1476, and describes and analyzes developments in the language from the Norman Conquest to the

A Companion to the History of the English Language addresses the linguistic, cultural, social, and literary approaches to language study. The first text to offe

This timely introduction to Old English literature focuses on the production and reception of Old English texts, and on their relation to Anglo-Saxon history an