Outline of the history of the English language and literature
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OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
CHAPTER I. History of its Vocabulary.
DUPLICATE WORDS OR DOUBLETS.
CHAPTER II. The History of the Grammar of English.
CHAPTER III. Changes in Modern English.
CHAPTER IV.
Words adopted from Foreign Languages.
CHIEF DATES IN THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
CHAPTER V. Notes on the Growth of English Words.
3. WORDS DISGUISED IN FORM OR IN MEANING.
4. WORDS THAT HAVE CHANGED THEIR MEANING.
5. WORDS DERIVED FROM THE NAMES OF PERSONS.
6. WORDS DERIVED FROM NAMES OF PLACES.
7. ENGLISH (OR TEUTONIC) ROOTS.
8. LATIN ROOTS.
9. GREEK ROOTS.
10. THE BRANCHING OF WORDS FROM LATIN STEMS.
11. THE BRANCHING OF WORDS FROM ENGLISH STEMS.
CHAPTER VI. Prefixes and Suffixes.
PREFIXES.
1. ENGLISH (OR TEUTONIC).
2. LATIN.
3. GREEK.
SUFFIXES.
4. ENGLISH (OR TEUTONIC).
5. LATIN.
6. GREEK.
LITERATURE.
I. Outline of Our Early Literature
II. Tabular Outline of modern English Literature.
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