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From Old English to Standard English: A Course Book in Language Variation across Time
Dennis Freeborn
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Abstract
The English language is brought to Britain old English from old English to middle English middle English 1 - Southern and Kentish dialects middle English 2 - Northern dialects middle English 3 - West Midland dialects early modern English 4 - East Midland and London dialects early modern English 1 - the 15th century early modern English 2 - the 16th century early modern English 3 - the 17th century modern English - the 18th century postscript - to the present day.