Research Guides: ENG 3060: History of the English Language: Welcome!

Welcome to the course guide for ENG 3060: History of the English Language!

Here you will find links to books, journals, and other resources to aid your research. If you need research help, don't hesitate to contact me or schedule a research appointment.

Course Texts

Your course textbook is on reserve at the Service Desk:

A History of the English Language by Albert C. Baugh; Thomas Cable
Call #: RESERVE - SERVICE DESK

Publication Date: 2012

Oxford English Dictionary

Cedarville University has subscription access to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Please use the link below:

Oxford English Dictionary

Online dictionary covering meaning, history, and usage of words across the English-speaking world.

Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.

The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean. It also offers the best in etymological analysis, listings of variant spellings, and shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

The online OED corresponds to the Second Edition (20 volumes in print).

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