In:The Continental Backgrounds of English and its Insular Development until 1154
Hans Frede Nielsen †
[NOWELE Supplement Series 19] 1998
► pp. v–x
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Published online: 1 January 1998
https://doi.org/10.1075/nss.19.toc
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Table of contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
The Importance of English Language History: A Practical Demonstration
The Continental Backgrounds of English
The Anglo-saxon Colonization of Britain
The Old English Period
The Latin Element in Old English
The Scandinavian Settlement in Britain and Its Linguistic Effects
The Norman Conquest and the Demise of Old English
References
Index
