Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents. List of figures. List of tables -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Present-day English and other Germanic languages -- Chapter 3. The development of postposed particles -- Chapter 4. Writing the history of the phrasal verb -- Chapter 5. Word formation, sound change and semantics -- Chapter 6. Frequency, style and attitudes -- Chapter 7. Conclusion -- References -- Index