Abstract:In this grammar we shall often simply use the terms early NE. and earlier NE. By the former is meant from 1500 to about 1650, and by the latter from about 1650 to 1800. All such subdivisions are rather arbitrary and can lead to no very practical results. It is far more methodical to treat separately the history of the individual ME. sounds in NE., stating when possible the approximate dates at which any of the sounds have undergone a change or changes. 5. In the course of dealing with the phonology and acciden… Show more
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