Babaev Cyril. The Historical Grammar of the Old English Language (on-line edition)

Fifth Edition. — London: Routledge, 2002. — XI + 447 p. — ISBN 0-203-99463-9. Baugh and Cable’s A History of the English Language has long been considered the standard work in the field. A History of the English Language is a comprehensive exploration of the linguistic and cultural development of English, from the Middle Ages to the present day. The book provides students with...

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. — XXI + 676 p. The Cambridge History of the English Language is the first multivolume work to provide a comprehensive and authoritative account of the history of English from its beginnings to its presentday world-wide use. Its coverage embraces not only areas of central linguistic interest such as syntax, but also more specialised...

Cambridge University Press, 2006. — 495 p. The history and development of English, from the earliest known writings to its status today as a dominant world language, is a subject of major importance to linguists and historians. In this authoritative volume, a team of international experts cover the entire recorded history of the English language, outlining its development over...

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2002. — 163 pages. — ISBN 0 7486 1329 3; ISBN 0 7486 1328 5. This accessible overview covers all the basic linguistic elements of Old English, including nouns, adjectives, verbs, syntax, word order, and vocabulary. Offering a unique study of Old English in context, it combines a wide variety of short texts with an up-to-date assessment of...

Palgrave McMillan, 2007. — 251 p. — ISBN-13: 978–1–4039–9349–6; ISBN-13: 978–1–4039–9350–2. The book is intended to serve as a basic introduction to one of the dialects of Old English, that of the West Saxons. The work includes a theoretical part, Old English texts with commentaries, a glossary of linguistic terms and an appendix containing Old English paradigms.

John Benjamins, 2006. — 344 p. There are a number of well-known histories of the English Language (Baugh & Cable, Pyles & Algeo, Barber, and Fennell). The justification for yet another book on the history of English comes from having taught a course on this topic at the undergraduate and graduate levels for over 10 years and not finding any of the books completely satisfactory....