''The Cambridge History of the English Language'' is a six volume
history
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...
of
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
published between 1992 and 2001.
The general editor was
Richard Hogg.
* Volume 1, The Beginnings to 1066, Richard Hogg, ed.
* Volume 2, 1066–1476,
Norman Blake, ed.
* Volume 3, 1476–1776,
Roger Lass
Roger Lass (born January 1, 1937) is a historical linguist, currently an honorary professorial fellow at the University of Edinburgh.
Career
He earned his PhD from Yale University in 1965 in Medieval English Language and Literature, and subsequ ...
, ed.
* Volume 4, 1776–1997,
Suzanne Romaine
Suzanne Romaine (born 1951) is an American linguist known for work on historical linguistics and sociolinguistics. From 1984 to 2014 she was Merton Professor of English language at the University of Oxford.
Background and career
Romaine was bo ...
, ed.
* Volume 5, English in Britain and Overseas: Origins and Development,
Robert Burchfield
Robert William Burchfield CNZM, CBE (27 January 1923 – 5 July 2004) was a lexicographer, scholar, and writer, who edited the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' for thirty years to 1986, and was chief editor from 1971.
Education and career
Born in W ...
, ed.
* Volume 6, English in North America,
John Algeo
John Algeo (1930–2019) was an American academic, trained as a linguist, and the author of one of the standard American textbooks on the history of the English language.
He was also a Theosophist and a Freemason. He was the Vice President of th ...
, ed.
See also
* ''
The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language
''The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language'' (''CGEL'') is a descriptive grammar of the English language. Its primary authors are Rodney Huddleston and Geoffrey K. Pullum. Huddleston was the only author to work on every chapter. It was publ ...
''.
References
Cambridge University Press books
English grammar books
Historical linguistics books
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