A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2

Chapter 18

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+African+ words in English, 263. +American+ words in English, 263. +Analytic+ English (= modern), 239 {III.2}. +Ancient+ English, 199 {I.4}. synthetic, 239 {III.1}. +Anglo-Saxon+, specimen from, 250 {IV.2}. contrasted with English of Wyclif and Tyndale, 251 {IV.3}. +Arabic+ words in English, 263. +Aryan+ family of languages, 195 {intro.7}.

+Bible+, English of the, 256 {IV.11}. +Bilingualism+, 222 {II.33}.

+Changes+ of language, never sudden, 198 {I.2}. +Chinese+ words in English, 264.

+Dead+ and living languages, 198 {I.1}. +Dialects+ of English, 238 {II.52}. +Doublets+, English and other, 236-238 {II.47-II.51}. Greek, 233 {II.45}. Latin, 230-233 {II.41-II.43}. +Dutch+ and Welsh contrasted, 197 {intro.10}. words in English, 260 {V.5}.

+English+, 194 {intro.4}. a Low-German tongue, 196 {intro.9}. diagram of, 203. dialects of, 238 {II.52}. early and oldest, compared, 252 {IV.5}. elements of, characteristics of the two, 234-236 {II.46-II.47}. English element in, 202 {II.2}. foreign elements in, 204 {II.5}. grammar of, its history, 239-249 {III.1-III.16}. its spread over Britain, 197 {intro.11}. modern, 258-265 {V.1-V.10}. nation, 202 {II.1}. of the Bible, 256 {IV.11}. of the thirteenth century, 254 {IV.8}. of the fourteenth century, 255 {IV.9}. of the sixteenth century, 256 {IV.10}. on the Continent, 194 {intro.5}. periods of, 198-201 {I.3-I.8}. marks which distinguish, 254. syntax of, changed, 245 {III.11}. the family to which it belongs, 195 {intro.7}. the group to which it belongs, 195 {intro.8}, 196. vocabulary of, 202-238 {II.1-II.52}.

+Foreign+ elements in English, 204 {II.5}. +French+ (new) words in English, 261 {V.6}. (Norman), see Norman-French.

+German+ words in English, 262 {V.7}. +Grammar+ of English, 239-249 {III.1-III.16}. comparatively fixed (since 1485), 258 {V.1}. First Period, 240 {III.5}. general view of its history, 243 {III.9}. Second Period, 241 {III.6}. short view of its history, 239-243 {III.3-III.8}. Third Period, 242 {III.7}. Fourth Period, 242 {III.8}. +Greek+ doublets, 233 {II.45}. +Gutturals+, expulsion of, 246-248 {III.12-III.14}.

+Hebrew+ words in English, 262 {V.8}. +Hindu+ words in English, 264. +History+ of English, landmarks in, 266. +Hungarian+ words in English, 264.

+Indo-European+ family, 195 {intro.7}. +Inflexions+ in different periods, compared, 253 {IV.6}. loss of, 239 {III.3}, 240 {III.4}. grammatical result of loss, 248 {III.16}. +Italian+ words in English, 259 {V.4}.

+Keltic+ element in English, 204-206 {II.6-II.9}.

+Landmarks+ in the history of English, 266. +Language+, 193 {intro.1}. changes of, 198 {I.2}. growth of, 193 {intro.3}. living and dead, 198 {I.1}. spoken and written, 203 {II.3}. written, 193 {intro.2}. +Latin+ contributions and their dates, 209 {II.16}. doublets, 230-233 {II.41-II.43}. element in English, 208-233 {II.15-II.44}. of the eye and ear, 230 {II.41}. of the First Period, 210 {II.17}. Second Period, 211 {II.19}, 212 {II.21}. Third Period, 212-227 {II.22-II.36}. Fourth Period, 227-230 {II.37-II.39}. triplets, 233 {II.44}. +Lord’s Prayer+, in four versions, 251 {IV.4}, 252.

+Malay+ words in English, 264. +Middle+ English, 200 {I.6}. +Modern+ English, 201 {I.8}, 258-265 {V.1-V.10}. analytic, 239 {III.2}. +Monosyllables+, 244 {III.10}.

+New words+ in English, 258-265 {V.2-V.10}. +Norman-French+, 212 {II.22}. bilingualism caused by, 222 {II.33}. contributions, general character of, 220 {II.30}. dates of, 213-215 {II.23-II.24}. element in English, 212-227 {II.22-II.36}. gains to English from, 221-224 {II.31-II.33}. losses to English from, 225-227 {II.34-II.36}. synonyms, 222 {II.32}. words, 216-220 {II.24-II.29}.

+Oldest+ and early English compared, 252 {IV.5}. +Order+ of words in English, changed, 245 {III.11}.

+Periods+ of English, 198-201 {I.3-I.8}. Ancient, 199 {I.4}. Early, 199 {I.5}. Middle, 200 {I.6}. Tudor, 201 {I.7}. Modern, 201 {I.8}. grammar of the different, 239-249 {III.1-III.16}. marks indicating different, 254. specimens of different, 250-257 {IV.1-IV.12}. +Persian+ words in English, 264. +Polynesian+ words in English, 264. +Portuguese+ words in English, 264.

+Renascence+ (Revival of Learning), 227 {II.37}. +Russian+ words in English, 264.

+Scandinavian+ element in English, 206-208 {II.10-II.14}. +Scientific+ terms in English, 265 {V.10}. +Spanish+ words in English, 259 {V.3}. +Specimens+ of English of different periods, 250-257 {IV.1-IV.12}. +Spoken+ and written language, 203 {II.3}. +Syntax+ of English, change in, 245 {III.11}. +Synthetic+ English (= ancient), 239 {III.1}.

+Tartar +words in English, 264. +Teutonic+ group, 195 {intro.8}. +Tudor+ English, 201 {I.7}. +Turkish+ words in English, 264. +Tyndale’s+ English, compared with Anglo-Saxon and Wyclif, 251 {IV.3}.

+Vocabulary+ of the English language, 202-238 {II.1-II.52}.

+Welsh+ and Dutch contrasted, 197 {intro.10}. +Words+ and inflexions in different periods, compared, 253 {IV.6}. new, in English, 258-265 {V.2-V.10}. +Written+ language, 193 {intro.2}. and spoken, 203 {II.3}. +Wyclif’s+ English, compared with Tyndale’s and Anglo-Saxon, 251 {IV.3}.