Barber, Charles Laurence. <br/><br/>
The English language :  a historical introduction / 
Charles Barber. 
 - Cambridge ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  1993. 
 - xii, 299 p. :  ill. ;  21 cm. 
 - Cambridge approaches to linguistics .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-291) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. What is language?; 2. The flux of language; 3. The Indo-European languages; 4. The Germanic languages; 5. Old English; 6. Norsemen and Normans; 7. Middle English; 8. Early Modern English; 9. Late Modern English; 10. English as a world language; 11. English today and tomorrow. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521416205 (hc) 0521426227 (pb) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>92018555  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--History.<br/>Historical linguistics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1075  / .B265 1993 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>420 BAR