The History of English: Volume 1 Historical Outlines from Sound to Text

The Volume Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of The History Of English And Explores Key Questions And Debates. A Re-evaluation Of The Concept Of Periodization Is Followed By Overviews Of Changes In The Traditional Linguistic Areas – Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics – And Chapters On Prosody, Idioms, Fixed Expressions, Onomastics, Orthography, Register, And Standardization, Among Others.