Index:An elementary middle English grammar (IA elementarymiddle00wrig).pdf
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The periods of Middle English (§§ 1-2); the Middle English dialects (§§ 3-5). CHAPTER I
1. Orthography (§§ 6-21); 2. pronunciation: (a) the vowels (§§ 22-23); (b) the consonants (§ 24); (c) accentuation (§ 25). CHAPTER II
Dependent changes which took place during the OE. period (§§ 26-39). CHAPTER III
1. Independent changes: (a) the short vowels (§§ 40-9); (b) the long vowels (§§ 50-7); (c) the diphthongs (§§ 58-67). 2. Dependent changes: (1) the lengthening of short vowels before consonant combinations (§§ 68-76); (2) the lengthening of short vowels in open syllables (§§ 77-85); (3) the shortening of long vowels (§§ 86-101); (4) variable vowel length in stem-syllables (§§ 102-3); (5) the formation of new diphthongs in ME. (§§ 104-17); (6) the monophthongization of ME. diphthongs (§§ 118-21); (7) fusion (§ 122); (8) other dependent changes (§§ 123-33). CHAPTER IV
1. The weakening of vowels in unaccented syllables (§ 134); 2. the development of ME. svarabhakti vowels in final syllables (§§ 135-7); 3. the weakening of vowels in syllables with a secondary accent (§ 138); 4. the loss of final -e (§§ 139-42); 5. the loss of e in final syllables ending in a consonant (§§ 143-51); 6. the development of ME. svarabhakti vowels in medial syllables (§ 152); 7. the loss or retention of medial and final e in trisyllabic forms (§§ 153-4); 8. the treatment of unaccented e in polysyllabic forms (§ 155); 9. the treatment of vowels in prefixes (§ 156); 10. the treatment of unaccented words (§ 157). CHAPTER V
1. The Scandinavian element: Preliminary remarks (§§ 158-63); the short vowels (§ 164); the long vowels (§§ 165-6); the diphthongs (§§ 167-70); the consonants (§§ 171-7). 2. The French element: Preliminary remarks (§§ 178-85). 1. The vowels of accented syllables: (a) the short vowels (§§ 187-93); (b) the long vowels (§§ 194-204); (c) the diphthongs (§§ 205-9); (d) the formation of new diphthongs (§§ 210-12); (e) the monophthongization of diphthongs (§ 213); (f) vowel contraction (§ 214). 2. The vowels of pretonic syllables: (a) the simple vowels (§§ 216-21); (6) the diphthongs (§§ 222-9). 3. The vowels of post-tonic and unaccented syllables generally (§§ 280-2). CHAPTER VI
The OE. consonant-system (§§ 233-4). 1. The voicing of consonants (§§ 236-7); 2. the unvoicing of consonants (§§ 238-9); 3. the vocalization of consonants (§§ 240-2); 4. assimilation (§ 243); 5. metathesis (§ 244); 6. the loss of consonants (§§ 245-50); 7. the development of glide consonants (§ 251). The semivowels (§§ 252-5); the liquids (§§ 256-7); the nasals (§§ 258-63); the labials (§§ 264-8); the dentals (§§ 269-75); the sibilant s (§§ 276-9); the gutturals (§§ 280-309). CHAPTER VII
Introduction (§§ 310-20). Declension of nouns :— A. The strong declension: 1. masculine nouns (§§ 321-30); 2. neuter nouns (§ 331): 3. feminine nouns (§§ 332-40). B. The weak declension (§§ 341-4). C. The minor declensions: 1. monosyllabic stems (§§ 346-8); 2. stems in -þ (§ 349); 3. stems in -r (§ 350); 4. stems in -nd (§ 351); 5. neuter stems in -os, -es (§ 352). CHAPTER VIII
The declension of adjectives (§§ 353-6). The comparison of adjectives (§§ 357-62). Numerals (§§ 363-70). CHAPTER IX
1. Personal pronouns (§§ 371-6). 2. Reflexive pronouns (§ 377). 3. Possessive pronouns (§§ 378-9). 4. Demonstrative pronouns (§§ 380-4). 5. Relative pronouns (§ 385). 6. Interrogative pronouns (§ 386). 7. Indefinite pronouns (§ 387). CHAPTER X
The classification of verbs (§§ 388-90). Middle English verbal endings (§§ 391-3). General remarks on the strong verbs (§ 394). The full conjugation of a strong verb (§ 395). The classification of strong verbs (§§ 396-414). The classification of weak verbs (§§ 415-32). Minor groups:— Preterite-presents (§§ 433-9); anomalous verbs (§§ 440-3).
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