In:A History of the English Language: Revised edition
Elly van Gelderen
[Not in series 183] 2014
► pp. 95–114
Chapter 5From Old to Middle English
Article outline
- 1.Celtic loans
- 2.Latin loans
- 3.Scandinavian influence
- 4.French influence
- 5.Other languages
- 6.The result: A lexicon of multiple origins
- 7.Implications for the status of Middle English
- 8.Conclusion
- Exercises and review questions
