1. Preface; 2. Uncovering layers of meaning in the history of the English language (by Jucker, Andreas H.); 3. Part I. Graphemics and phonology; 4. Layers of reading in the Old English Bede: The case of Oxford Corpus Christi College 279B (by Wallis, Christine); 5. Unlikely-looking Old English verb forms (by Stanley, Eric Gerald); 6. On the importance of noting uncertainty in etymological research: Some implications of a re-examination of the etymology of road (by Durkin, Philip); 7. Part II. Lexicology and semantics; 8. "A Wiltshire word, according to Kennett": The contribution of MS Lansd. 1033 to Halliwell's Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words (1847) (by Ruano-Garcia, Javier); 9. Enforcing or effacing useful distinctions?: Imply vs. infer (by Chapman, Don); 10. The role of context in the meaning specification of cant and slang words in eighteenth-century English (by But, Roxanne); 11. Part III. Syntax; 12. Let's talk about uton (by Bergen, Linda van); 13. Exploring part-of-speech profiles and authorship attribution in Early Modern medical texts (by Tyrkko, Jukka); 14. The positioning of adverbial clauses in the Paston letters (by Iyeiri, Yoko); 15. Part IV. Genres; 16. Complexity and genre conventions: Text structure and coordination in Early Modern English proclamations (by Lehto, Anu); 17. Formulaic discourse across Early Modern English medical genres: Investigating shared lexical bundles (by Kopaczyk, Joanna); 18. "Treasure of pore men", "countrymans friend" or "gentlewomans companion"?: On the use of interpersonal strategies in the titles of Early Modern English medical texts (by Sylwanowicz, Marta); 19. "I saw ye Child burning in ye fire": Evidentiality in Early Modern English witness depositions (by Grund, Peter J.); 20. Name index; 21. Subject index