History of the English language,

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lounsbury, Thomas R., 1838-1915
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : H. Holt and Company, 1894.
Edition:Revised and enlarged edition.
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.00032347393
Table of Contents:
  • Part I; General History
  • Chapter 1. The Roman and the Teutonic Conquest of Britain
  • Chapter 2. The Anglo-Saxon Language and Literature
  • Chapter 3. Influence of Foreign Tongues Upon the English of the Anglo-Saxon Period
  • Chapter 4. The Norman Conquest and the French Language in England
  • Chapter 5. Periods in the History of the English Language, and the Changes Wrought in it by the Norman Conquest
  • Chapter 6. The Three Dialects of Early English, and the Rise of the Midland
  • Chapter 7. Changes in the Middle English Period (1350-1550)
  • Chapter 8. Modern English (1550- )
  • Part II: History of Inflections
  • Chapter 1. Some Features Common to all the Teutonic Tongues
  • Chapter 2. The Noun
  • Chapter 3. The Adjective
  • Chapter 4. The Pronoun
  • Chapter 5. The Verb.