Resource Guide:
History of the English Language
Subject Headings
Subject headings are selected terms to represent a topic. Searching subject headings in the library catalog will bring the most complete list of results. Below are some example subject headings. More subject headings can be located in the red books at the reference desk.
- English language--18th century.
- English language--19th century--Etymology.
- English language--20th century--History.
- English language--Alphabet.
- English language--Archaisms.
- English language--Australia--Pronunciation.
- English language--Auxiliary verbs.
- English language--Cognate words.
- English language--Compound words
- English language--Consonants.
- English language--Dialects--Maine.
- English language--Dictionaries.
- English language--Early modern, 1500-1700.
- English language--England--Etymology--Names
- English language--Foreign elements.
- English language--Grammar, Historical.
- English language--Great Britain.
- English language--Great Britain--Standardization.
- English language--History.
- English language--Idioms.
- English language--Influence on foreign languages.
- English language--Middle English, 1100-1500--Dialects.
- English language--Morphology.
- English language--Obsolete words.
- English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Case.
- English language--Orthography and spelling.
- English language--Phonetics.
- English language--Pronunciation.
- English language--Roots.
- English language--Slang.
- English language--Spoken English.
- English language--Syntax.
- English language--United States.
- English language--United States--History.
Research Databases
The following databases are specifically useful for your topic. You can search them individually on the databases page.
- Academic Search Complete
- ArchiveGrid
- Credo Reference
- Dictionary of Literary Biography
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750
- Humanities International Complete
- JSTOR
- JURN
- Literature Resources from Gale
- MasterFILE Premier
- MLA
- Notable American Women
- Oxford Bibliographies Online
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Oxford Reference
- Proquest Dissertations and Theses Global
- Scribner Writers Online
- Wiley Online Library
- Women’s Studies International
Print Materials at the Von Canon Library
Below are some selected materials in the library with their shelving locations. Browsing in the listed areas of the library will help you find more materials for your topic.
| Title | Call Number |
|---|---|
| The Cambridge history of the English language | PE 1072 .C36 1992 v. 1 |
| The stories of English | PE 1074.7 .C79 2004 |
| Language and class in Victorian England | PE 1085 .P45 1984 |