Moscow, 1997
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Contents:
Introduction. Why Study the History of the English Language?
THE OLD ENGLISH LANGUAGE: ITS BEGINNINGS, GROWTH AND MATURITY
The Origin of the English Language
English among Other Languages of the World. The Germanic Languages
Beginnings of English
Periods of the History of the English Language
Old English Literary Documents
The Phonetic Structure and Spelling in the Old English Language
The Phonetic Structure of Old English
Ablaut
Phonetic Changes of the Old English Period
Old English Spelling
Lexicon and Word-building in the Old English Language
Classification of the Old English Lexicon
Indo-European Vocabulary in the Old English Language
Words of the Germanic Vocabulary and Specific Old English Words
Borrowed Words
Word-building. Derivative Words .
Grammar of the Old English Language
Grammatical Structure of the Old English Language
Noun
Adjective
Pronoun
Verb
Adverb
Old English Dialects
General Information about the Old English Dialects.
The Wessex Dialect
The Northumbrian Dialect.
The Mercian Dialect.
The Kentish Dialect
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE OF THE 11TH - 15TH CENTURIES: PHOENIX RESTORED TO LIFE
Introduction. The Medieval Period in the History of the English Language
Phonetic Structure and Spelling in the Middle English Language
Changes in the System of Vowel Monophthongs in Middle English
Changes in Diphthongs
Changes in the System of Consonants
Meaning of Letters in the Middle English Language
Meanings of Letter Combinations in the Middle English Language
Middle English Lexicon and Word-Building
Words of the Scandinavian Origin
Words of French Origin
Development of Original Words
Word-Building. Derivative and Complex Words
Middle English Grammar
General Features of the Development of Middle English Grammar.
Noun. Development of Articles.
Middle English Adjective
Middle English Pronoun
Middle English Verb
Middle English Adverb
Numerals in Middle English
Middle English Syntax
Middle English Dialects
Northern Dialects
The Central Dialects
The Southern Dialects
The London Dialect and The Rise of the National English Language
THREE.
NEW ENGLISH: THE END OF THE 15TH CENTURY – WELL INTO OUR TIME
The Wars of the Roses
The Great Invention of Guttenberg
The Functional Universality of New English
Expansion of English
Phonetic Changes in the New English Language
Changes in the System of Vowels
Changes in the System of Consonants
New English Grammar
Changes in Morphology: Noun
Changes in Morphology: Personal Pronoun
Changes in Morphology: Verb
Changes in Morphology: Adjective
History of Word Order
Enrichment of Lexicon in the New English Period.
Development of the Original Vocabulary
Borrowings from French
Borrowings from Latin
Borrowings from Greek
Borrowings from Italian
Borrowings from Spanish
Borrowings from Arab
Borrowings from German
Borrowings from Russian
Borrowings from Dutch
Borrowings from Turkish
Words from the Languages of American Indians and Other Borrowings
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