The New York Times

NEW PUBLICATIONS.; THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE And of the Early Literature it Embodies. By GEORGE P. MARSH. New-York;CHARLES SCRIBNER.

The works which have been preserved from the semi-Saxon period, the "Chronicle of Brutus," the Ancrea Rivoli and the Ormulum, he discusses at considerable length, as they well deserve, from the light ...
The Atlantic

English Historical Grammar

THE ancient notion of English grammar was one of certain categories of words, and certain rules for their proper use. This is still the idea implied in most of the dictionary definitions of the word.
Time

A Brief History of English Spelling Reform

Spellers compete in The Denver Post 72nd Annual Colorado State Spelling Bee at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver on Mar. 10, 2012. This post is in partnership with History Today. The article ...
Smith College

English Language & Literature

The Department of English Language and Literature aims to teach all students to write and speak well and to read skillfully, thoughtfully and with pleasure. We offer many courses that stress literary ...