Algeo John. The Origins and Development of the English Language

6th edition. — Wadsworth Publishing, 2009. — 368 p.This text is intended for History of the English Language courses that are generally taken by linguistics and English majors as well as future teachers of English (for whom the course is often required).Language and the English Language: An Introduction
The Sounds of Current English
Letters and Sounds: A Brief History of Writing
The Backgrounds of English
The Old English Period (449–1100)
The Middle English Period (1100–1500)
The Early Modern English Period (1500–1800): Society, Spellings, and Sounds
The Early Modern English Period (1500–1800): Forms, Syntax, and Usage
Late Modern English (1800–Present)
Words and Meanings
New Words from Old
Foreign Elements in the English Word Stock