Bibliographies

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Overviews — general orientation in the history of English

1. Introduction
2. Research trends
3. External history
4. Internal history
5. Other languages
6. Technical help

Levels — detailed discussion of different linguistic levels

1. Dialects, phonology
2. Grammar
3. Vocabulary
4. Lexicography

Change — information on types and models of language change

1. Language change
2. Issues in change
3. Types of change
4. Levels and change
5. Linguistics models

Recent changes — developments in the Late Modern English period

1. 18th century English
2. The prescriptive tradition

Writing — overviews of available historical documents

1. Kinds of writing
2. Old English literature
3. Middle English literature
4. Early Modern literature
5. The language of Shakespeare

Timelines — tabular summaries of the main events in history

1. Indo-European background
2. English in England
3. English monarchs
4. English overseas

Glossary — a comprehensive list of linguistic terms

1. Terms for the history of English

Gallery — descriptions of the main figures in the history of English

1. Old English
2. Middle English
3. Early Modern English
4. Researchers and writers
5. Portraits of figures

Images — maps of England at various stages in history

1. Runes, Inscriptions
2. Manuscripts
3. Printing
4. Old English (maps)
5. Middle English (maps)
6. Early Modern English (maps)

Bibliographies — References for the history of English

1. References for history

Reviews — Summary information on levels of language with questions and answers for students

1. Levels of language
2. Phonetics and phonology
3. Morphology and syntax
4. Semantics and pragmatics
5. History of English
6. Varieties of English

Links / Sources — Other websites and corpora for the history of English

1. Sites for the history of English
2. Sources for the history of English

Varieties — information on varieties of English worldwide

1. Companion website Studying Varieties of English