┬аScott Shay is a linguist and author specializing in the field of historical Germanic linguistics. In addition to the┬аiRef Guide: German Grammar, he is the author of┬аThe History of English: A Linguistic Introduction,┬аMiddle High German Verbs,┬аiRef Guide: Spanish Grammar,┬аiRef Guide: Dutch Grammar, and┬аiRef Guide: English/ESL Grammar.┬аMr. Shay has an MA in Germanic linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley.