The brief history of the English language,

MLA

Emerson, Oliver Farrar. The Brief History of the English Language. New York: The Macmillan company, 1912.

APA

Emerson, O. Farrar. (1912). The brief history of the English language. New York: The Macmillan company.

Chicago

Emerson, Oliver Farrar, The Brief History of the English Language,. New York: The Macmillan company, 1912.