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"This classic has beeen thoroughly revised and updated. It has expanded its coverage of the history of English, and incorporates topics of new fields of research. The sixth edition will serve its readers well."- Peter Erdmann, Technische University, Berlin, Germany
Albert C. Baugh was Schelling Memorial Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, USA
Thomas Cable is Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin, USA
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