ENG 3060: History of the English Language

The Cambridge Handbook of English Historical Linguistics by Merja Kytö & Päivi Pahta (Editors)

A History of English: A Sociolinguistic Approach by Barbara Fennell

Spell It Out: The Curious, Enthralling and Extraordinary Story of English Spelling by David Crystal

Spellbound: The Surprising Origins and Astonishing Secrets of English Spelling by James Essinger

Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, The Tangled Story of English Spelling by David Wolman

The American Way of Spelling: The Structure and Origins of American English Orthography by Richard L. Venezky

The Complete Guide to English Spelling Rules by John Fulford

Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don't Rhyme - and Other Oddities of the English Language by Arika Okrent

How to Teach English Spelling by John Fulford

Except after C: The Story of English Spelling by William Kottmeyer

Eyes Before Ease: The Unsolved Mystery and Secret Histories of Spelling by Larry Beason

The History of English Spelling by Christopher Upward; George Davidson

The Cambridge Companion to English Dictionaries by Sarah Ogilvie (Editor)

The Lexicographer's Dilemma: The Evolution of "Proper" English by Jack Lynch

The Lexicography of English by Henri Béjoint

The Unmasking of English Dictionaries by R. M. W. Dixon

The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English by Henry Hitchings

Chosen Words: Past and Present Problems for Dictionary Makers by N. E. Osselton

The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar by Bas Aarts; Sylvia Chalker; Edmund Weiner

Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar by David Crystal

Founding Grammars: How Early America's War Over Words Shaped Today's Language by Rosemarie Ostler

How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language by Simon Horobin

The English Language: A Very Short Introduction by Simon Horobin

Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language by Kate Burridge