Caedom's Hymn
English 306A; Harris Historical linguistics Mutability Dialectal differences Stages of English Symbolic shifts Linguistic study Reconstruction Language.
- Old English - Middle English - Early-Modern English.
From Legend to History (A.D. 449-1485) “ Who pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil, is rightwise king born of all England.” -Sir Thomas Mallory,
Background to Beowulf
Historical linguistics