Table of Contents

Preface to previous editions
1. Introduction
2. Greece
3. Rome
4. The Middle Ages
5. The Renaissance and after
6. The eve of modern times
7. Comparative and historical linguistics in the nineteenth century
8. Linguistics in the twentieth-century: first period
9. Linguistics in the twentieth century: second period.
Index

Reviews

"Altogether an excellent book, at once interesting and authoritative" The Year's Work in English Studies