From Old English to Standard English : A Course Book in Language Variations Across Time (Paperback, 3rd ed. 2006)

Preface to the Third and Second Editions.- Symbols.- Texts and Facsimiles.- Symbols.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- The English Language is Brought to Britain.- Old English (I).- Old English (II).- From Old English to Middle English.- Early Middle English 12th Century.- Early Middle English 13th Century.- Northern and Southern Texts Compared.- The 14th Century Southern and Kentish Dialects.- The 14th Century Northern Dialects.- The 14th Century West Midlands Dialects.- The 14th Century East Midlands and London Dialects.- The London Dialect Chaucer, Late 14th Century.- Early Modern English I The 15th Century.- Early Modern English II The 16th Century I.- Early Modern English III The 16th Century II.- Early Modern English IV The 17th Century I.- Early Modern English V The 17th Century II.- Modern English The 18th Century.- From Old English to Modern English Comparing Historical Texts.- Postscript I To the Present Day.- Bibliography.- Index.