The English Language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did ...

All living languages are subject to change, and in this highly accessible handbook, Simon Horobin...

This collection of fourteen original essays by leading authorities offers, for the first time, a ...

Where do our everyday words come from? The bagel you eat for breakfast, the bumf you have to wade...

The English language has changed dramatically over the past 500 years, making it increasingly dif...

The English language has changed dramatically over the past 500 years, making it increasingly dif...

The English language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did ...

Essays bringing out the richness and vibrancy of pre-modern textual culture in all its variety.

Fresh contributions to the study of medieval manuscripts, texts, and their creators.

This book narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day, char...

An Introduction to Middle English is designed to provide undergraduate students of English histor...

Essays bringing out the richness and vibrancy of pre-modern textual culture in all its variety.