A History of the English Language (Paperback)

Preface.- Table of Abbreviations.- What is a History of English?.- Background Survey Before Alfred.- The First English Standard.- The Aftermath of the First Standard.- Interregnum: Fragmentation and Regrouping Political, Social and Pedagogical.- Background to the New Standard.- Language Change from 1400 to 1660.- Establishing the Standard within Social Norms.- Emancipation, Education and Empire.- World Domination and Growing Variation.- Appendix: Technical Terms and Phonetic Symbols Suggested.- Further Reading.- Index.