The English language : a historical introduction - Barber, Charles Laurence; Beal, Joan C.; Shaw, Philip A. (Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009)
What is language? -- The flux of language -- The Indo-European languages -- The Germanic languages -- Old English -- Norsemen and Normans -- Middle English -- Early Modern English -- Later Modern English -- English as a world language -- English today and tomorrow.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: English language -- History; Historical linguistics