Aktuelle Entwicklungen in der historischen englischen Sprachwissenschaft

The collected monograph titled "Current Developments in English Historical Linguistics: Studies in Honor of Rafał Molencki" is a festschrift for Prof. Rafał Molencki, compiled from 16 articles by friends and colleagues of the honoree from Poland and abroad. It features articles on historical linguistics that fit into the broader trend of research on the history of the English and Scottish languages. The publication begins with a humorous article by Jerzy Wełna, presenting the profile of Prof. Molencki along with a handful of etymological and cultural reflections on his first and last names. The remaining texts are divided into thematic sections titled Medieval English Syntax, Semantics/Lexis/Translation, and Phonology. This volume serves as an excellent overview publication that documents the diversity of research topics, methods, and linguistic data currently being explored by historical linguists studying the history of the English language. It includes studies on grammaticalization, research at both micro and macro levels, and texts with theoretical and material orientations addressing semantics, phonology, syntax, and even translation.