TY - BOOK AU - Lerer,Seth TI - Inventing English: a portable history of the language SN - 9780231174473 (pbk. : acidfree paper) U1 - 420.9 23 PY - 2015///] CY - New York PB - Columbia University Press KW - English language KW - History KW - Etymology KW - Old English, ca. 450-1100 KW - Middle English, 1100-1500 KW - Linguistics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-315) and index ER -