TY - BOOK AU - Wood, Frederick T. TI - An Outline History Of The English Language SN - 9780333916902 U1 - 420.9 23 PY - 1969/// CY - New Delhi PB - Macmillian Publishers N1 - 1- Origin of language; 2- The descent of the english language; 3- The old english ( Anglo- Saxon) period; 4- The middle english period; 5- The renaissance and after; 6- The growth of vocabulary; 7- Change of meaning; 8- The evolution of standard english; 9- Idiom and metaphor; 10- The foreign contribution; 11- Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Subjects; Index of Words and Phrases ER -