The History of English, 3rd Edition

“This book is a thorough and accessible introduction to the history of the English language. Especially the consideration of social contexts of language structure and use sets it apart from many other books on a similar topic and makes it an invaluable resource.”

Marion Schulte, Universität Rostock, Germany

“Among the innovations in this third edition of The History of English are its new timelines and the increased visibility of people outside the societal establishment, including the greater weight put on language variation. The History of English by Stephan Gramley and Vivian Gramley is certainly the text I will use when next teaching the History of English.”

Richard L. Harris, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Stephan Gramley is Studiendirektor associated with the Department of Linguistics and Literary Studies at Bielefeld University, Germany, where he has worked in the area of language and cultural studies. He has published books on the English language: A Survey of Modern English with Kurt-Michael Pätzold (1st and 2nd editions) and Vivian Gramley (3rd edition); The Vocabulary of World English, and the Bielefeld Introduction to Applied Linguistics (with Vivian Gramley).

Vivian Gramley is a senior lecturer at Bielefeld University, Germany, teaching in applied linguistics, the linguistics of the language system, and language practice. She has published in the areas of clinical linguistics and Deaf education as well as edited the Bielefeld Introduction to Applied Linguistics (with Stephan Gramley), and published the 3rd edition of A Survey of Modern English (with Stephan Gramley and Kurt-Michael Pätzold) and Writing in English Studies (with Katharina Pietsch and Tyll Zybura).