Periodisation of English language

The author(-s) of the periodisation which is based on social and political development of the era:

• Markman

• Arakin

• Steinberg

• Ilyish

Who is the author of the periodisation based on the state of unstressed endings:

• Ilyish

• Burnley

• Rastorgueva

• Sweet

The periodisation which is made according to the historical events affecting the language was proposed by:

• Sweet

• Arakin

• Rastorgueva

• Markman

This author provides brief essays explaining the major linguistic developments associated with each period to produce a continuous outline history:

• Rastorgueva

• Burnley

• Sweet

• Steinberg

In this periodization the author (-s) used the dates of written documents as a criteria:

• Arakin

• Steinberg

• Markman

• Ilyish