I-XIV -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A survey of previous research -- 3. The data-material and method -- 4. Aspects of a taxonomy of Middle English derivational suffixes -- 5. Systematic aspects of Middle English derivation: in search of a descriptive-explanatory framework -- 6. Abstract noun suffixes -- 7. Concrete (agent) noun suffixes -- 8. Adjectival suffixes -- 9. Verbal suffixes -- 10. Evaluating the influence of French on the morphology of Middle English -- 11. Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix 1 Lexical entries for the derivational suffixes of Middle English -- Appendix 2 Semantic functions mappings -- References -- Index