Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Table of Contents V
3. Abbreviations VII
4. Chapter 1: Introduction 1
5. Chapter 2: Periodization in the History of the English Language 8
6. Chapter 3: Phonology 36
7. Chapter 4: Prosody 57
8. Chapter 5: Morphology 77
9. Chapter 6: Syntax 102
10. Chapter 7: Semantics and Lexicon 123
11. Chapter 8: Idioms and Fixed Expressions 140
12. Chapter 9: Pragmatics and Discourse 165
13. Chapter 10: Onomastics 185
14. Chapter 11: Orthography 200
15. Chapter 12: Styles, Registers, Genres, Text Types 218
16. Chapter 13: Standards in the History of English 238
17. Index 253