The Handbook Of The History Of English

The Handbook of the History of English is a collection of articles written byleading specialists in the field that focus on the theoretical issues behindthe fac... » 

The Handbook of the History of English is a collection of articles written byleading specialists in the field that focus on the theoretical issues behindthe facts of the changing English language. The innovative organization of thisvolume applies recent insights to old problems and surveys the history ofEnglish from the perspective of structural developments in areas such asphonology prosody morphology syntax semantics language variation anddialectology. This unique handbook offers readers a comprehensive overview ofthe various theoretical perspectives available to the study of the history ofEnglish and sets new objectives for further research. «