Download or read book Introduction to the History of English written by Thomas Kohnen and published by Textbooks in English Language and Linguistics (TELL). This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction to the history of English includes chapters on language change, the Indo-European background of English, and on Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and Late Modern English. It offers information about the socio-historical background, the core areas of linguistic structure, discourse, speech acts and genres.