A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2
John Stuart Mill · en
+English+, 194 {intro.4}.
a Low-German tongue, 196 {intro.9}.
diagram of, 203.
dialects of, 238 {II.52}.
early and oldest, compared, 252 {IV.5}.
elements of, characteristics of the two, 234-236 {II.46-II.47}.
English element in, 202 {II.2}.
foreign elements in, 204 {II.5}.
grammar of, its history, 239-249 {III.1-III.16}.
its spread over Britain, 197 {intro.11}.
modern, 258-265 {V.1-V.10}.
nation, 202 {II.1}.
of the Bible, 256 {IV.11}.
of the thirteenth century, 254 {IV.8}.
of the fourteenth century, 255 {IV.9}.
of the sixteenth century, 256 {IV.10}.
on the Continent, 194 {intro.5}.
periods of, 198-201 {I.3-I.8}.
marks which distinguish, 254.
syntax of, changed, 245 {III.11}.
the family to which it belongs, 195 {intro.7}.
the group to which it belongs, 195 {intro.8}, 196.
vocabulary of, 202-238 {II.1-II.52}.
+Foreign+ elements in English, 204 {II.5}.
+French+ (new) words in English, 261 {V.6}.
(Norman), see Norman-French.
+German+ words in English, 262 {V.7}.
+Grammar+ of English, 239-249 {III.1-III.16}.
comparatively fixed (since 1485), 258 {V.1}.
First Period, 240 {III.5}.
general view of its history, 243 {III.9}.
Second Period, 241 {III.6}.
short view of its history, 239-243 {III.3-III.8}.
Third Period, 242 {III.7}.
Fourth Period, 242 {III.8}.
+Greek+ doublets, 233 {II.45}.
+Gutturals+, expulsion of, 246-248 {III.12-III.14}.
+Hebrew+ words in English, 262 {V.8}.
+Hindu+ words in English, 264.
+History+ of English, landmarks in, 266.
+Hungarian+ words in English, 264.
+Indo-European+ family, 195 {intro.7}.
+Inflexions+ in different periods, compared, 253 {IV.6}.
loss of, 239 {III.3}, 240 {III.4}.
grammatical result of loss, 248 {III.16}.
+Italian+ words in English, 259 {V.4}.
+Keltic+ element in English, 204-206 {II.6-II.9}.
+Landmarks+ in the history of English, 266.
+Language+, 193 {intro.1}.
changes of, 198 {I.2}.
growth of, 193 {intro.3}.
living and dead, 198 {I.1}.
spoken and written, 203 {II.3}.
written, 193 {intro.2}.
+Latin+ contributions and their dates, 209 {II.16}.
doublets, 230-233 {II.41-II.43}.
element in English, 208-233 {II.15-II.44}.
of the eye and ear, 230 {II.41}.
of the First Period, 210 {II.17}.
Second Period, 211 {II.19}, 212 {II.21}.
Third Period, 212-227 {II.22-II.36}.
Fourth Period, 227-230 {II.37-II.39}.
triplets, 233 {II.44}.
+Lord’s Prayer+, in four versions, 251 {IV.4}, 252.
+Malay+ words in English, 264.
+Middle+ English, 200 {I.6}.
+Modern+ English, 201 {I.8}, 258-265 {V.1-V.10}.
analytic, 239 {III.2}.
+Monosyllables+, 244 {III.10}.