本书共分三编，内容包括：第一编阿卡德语楔形文字入门；第二编赫梯语法初探；第三编古代乌旮瑞特塞姆语楔形字母文字语法研究

本书稿是高等院校历史语言学科的教材。历史语言学以语言结构的历史演变为研究对象，经历了19世纪的历史比较语言学和20世纪的结构主义历史语言学两个阶段。本教程分上、下两篇，上篇主要介绍理论与方法，研究了“方言和亲属语”、“语言结构的历史演变”、“发生学关系”等专题，下篇则对印欧语、汉藏语及南岛语的比较和分类进行了阐述。整个教材纲目清楚，语言简洁，是一本比较理想的专业课教材。

本文收录卓鸿泽以英、汉两种语言写成的关于历史、语言方面的研究论文20篇，如《汉初方士所录古印度语》、《塞种源流及李唐氏族问题与老子之瓜葛：汉文佛教文献所见中、北亚胡族族姓疑案》、《羯胡、契胡、稽胡之若干基本问题》等，涉及梵汉、汉藏、鲜卑语、契丹文、回鹘语、满文等多种文字的比较研究。

《从古代英语到标准英语》是“当代国外语言学与应用语言学文库”系列丛书之一。本书以历史文本为基础，通过对历史文本的介绍、阐释和评论，描述英语的演变。 This practical and informative course book is a fascinating, visual volume which leads the student through the development of the language from Old English, through Middle and Early Modern English to the establishment of standard english in the eighteenth century. At the core of this subatantially expanded second edition lies a series of nearly 200 historical texts, of which more than half are reproduced in facsimile. and which illustrate the progressive changes in the language. The book is firmly based upon linguistic description. with commentaries which form a series of case studies demonstrating the evidence for language change at every level-handwriting, spelling, punctuation. vocabulary, grammar and meaning. Such a wealth of texts, as well as the structured activities and the various case studies, allow the ovlune to be used not only as a stimulating course text., guiding students through the analysis of data. but also as a comprehensive resourec book and invaluable reference tool for teachers and students at all levels. Dennis Freeborn was formerly Head of English Language and Linguistics at the University College of Ripon York St John. and Chief examiner in A-level English L anguage. ULEAC. He is now Director of York English Language Studies Associates (YELSA). providing A-level Englihsh language teaching materiabssand in-service courses.