A clear introduction to English between the 5th century and 1066, specifically designed for use on one-term course modules.

Jeremy J. Smith is Professor of English Philology in the Department of English Language at the University of Glasgow. His recent publications include Sound Change and the History of English (2007), Essentials of Early English, 2nd edition, 2005) and An Introduction to Middle English (with S. Horobin, 2002).

1. About old English; 2. Describing language; 3. The structure of old English; 4. Spellings and sounds; 5. The old English lexicon; 6. Old English grammar I: syntax; 7. Old English grammar II: inflexional morphology.