From Old English to Standard English : a course book in language variation across time
Dennis Freeborn traces the development of the English language from Old English, through Middle and Early Middle English, to the establishment of standard English in the 18th century
eBook, English, 1998
University of Ottawa Press, Ottawa [Ont.], 1998
Electronic books
1 online resource (xxi, 479 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles
9780776604695, 9781349266654, 9780333691540, 9780333691557, 9780776616087, 0776604694, 1349266655, 0333691547, 0333691555, 0776616080
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1. Introduction
2. The English Language is Brought to Britain
3. Old English (I)
4. Old English (II)
5. From Old English to Middle English
6. Early Middle English
12th Century
7. Early Middle English
13th Century
8. Northern and Southern Texts Compared
9. The 14th Century
Southern and Kentish Dialects
10. The 14th Century
Northern Dialects
11. The 14th Century
West Midlands Dialects
12. The 14th Century
East Midlands and London Dialects
13. The London Dialect
Chaucer, Late 14th Century
14. Early Modern English I
The 15th Century
15. Early Modern English II
The 16th Century (i)
16. Early Modern English III
The 16th Century (ii)
17. Early Modern English IV
The 17th Century (i)
18. Early Modern English V
The 17th Century (ii)
19. Modern English
The 18th Century
20. From Old English to Modern English
Comparing Historical Texts
21. Postscript I
To the Present Day
22. Postscript II
English Spelling Today: A Summary
23. Postscript III
The Development of Present-Day English Spelling: A Summary