A Companion to the History of the English Language addresses the linguistic, cultural, social, and literary approaches to language study. The first text to offer a complete survey of the field, this volume provides the most up-to-date insights of leading international scholars.
- An accessible reference to the history of the English language
- Comprises more than sixty essays written by leading international scholars
- Aids literature students in incorporating language study into their work
- Includes an historical survey of the English language, from its Germanic and Indo- European beginnings to modern British and American English
- Enriched with maps, diagrams, and illustrations from historical publications
- Introduces the latest scholarship in the field
List of Figures xi
Notes on Contributors xiii
Acknowledgments xxii
Note on Phonetic Symbols and Orthography xxiv
A Timeline for HEL xxix
Part I Introduction 1
1 History, English, Language: Studying HEL Today 3
Michael Matto and Haruko Momma
2 History of the History of the English Language: How Has the Subject Been Studied? 11
Thomas Cable
3 Essential Linguistics 18
Mary Blockley
Part II Linguistic Survey 25
4 Phonology: Segmental Histories 29
Donka Minkova and Robert Stockwell
5 History of English Morphology 43
Robert McColl Millar
6 History of English Syntax 57
Olga Fischer
7 A History of the English Lexicls.
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