The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language by Crystal, David, 1941-

Cambridge University Press, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. vii, 489 p., illus., maps (chiefly color); 28.5 cm. Contents: Modelling English; The origins of English; Old English; Middle English; Early modern English; Modern English; World English; The nature of the lexicon; The sources of the lexicon; Etymology; The structure of the lexicon; Lexical dimensions; Grammatical mythology; The structure of words; Word classes; The structure of sentences; The sound system; The writing system; Varieties of discourse; Regional variation; Social variation; Personal variation; Learning English as a mother tongue; New ways of studying English. Stock#45866. Fine, new from publisher, in shrinkwrap / dj fine.