Baugh, Albert C.  1891-1981  <br/><br/>
A history of the English language / 
Albert C. Baugh, Thomas Cable. 
 - Third edition 
 - Englewood Cliffs, N.J. :  Prentice-Hall,  c1978. 
 - xvi, 438 pages :  illustrations ;   24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>English present and future<br/>The Indo-European family of languages<br/>Old English<br/>Foreign influences on Old English<br/>The Norman conquest and the subjection of English, 1066-1200<br/>The reestablishment of English, 1200-1500<br/>Middle English<br/>The Renaissance, 1500-1650<br/>The appeal to authority, 1650-1800<br/>The nineteenth century and after<br/>The English language in America<br/>Specimens of the Middle English dialects<br/>English spelling 
<br/><br/> Comprehensive and balanced, this classic exploration of the history of the English language combines internal linguistic history and external cultural history-from the Middle Ages to the present. This market-leading text encourages readers to develop both an understanding of present-day English and an englightened attitude towards questions affecting the language today 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0133892395  9780133892390 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--History.<br/>Inglés --Historia 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE 1075  / B346h 1978 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>420/.9