Course Details
Country:
Spain
Institution:
Universidad de Zaragoza
Course Title:
History of the English Language
Course Number:
27835
Course Description:
The course will address the following topics: Topic 1. INTRODUCTION. The internal and external history of a language. Synchrony vs. diachrony. The importance and diversity of English. The discovery of Sanskrit. Grimm's Law and Verner's Law. English within the Indo-European family. Main characteristics. From Pre-Roman Britain to the Scandinavian invasions. Topic 2. THE OLD ENGLISH PERIOD. Early English writing: the Germanic runes, the Anglo-Saxon Roman Alphabet Spelling and pronunciation. Vocabulary. Grammar, concord and inflection. Nouns, modifiers, pronouns, verbs. Syntax. Topic 3.THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD. External History. The Norman Conquest and Settlement. The loss of Normandy. Proggressive reestablishment of English and its general adoption in the 14th century. General characteristics of Middle English: ME spelling. Foreign Influences on Vocabulary. ME Phonology: changes in pronunciation. ME Morphology: Changes in grammar. The rise of a London Standard. Topic 4. THE MODERN ENGLISH PERIOD. Key events in the Modern English Period. Expansion of the
Language:
Spanish
Approved Equivalent:
LING 499
Attachment Files:
27835_en.pdf
