History of English 15-HOE-EL-11
Learning content:
1: Historical linguistics; language change and its consequences
2: Written vs spoken language
3: Prehistory of English — English as a Germanic and Proto-Indo-European language
4: Structural properties of Old English
5: Structural properties of Middle English
6: Structural properties of Early Modern English
7: Structural properties of Late Modern English; georgaphical expansion of English
8: English in contact with other languages — competition and multilingualism
9: English and national identity; contemporary varieties of English; English as a global language
10: Language standardisation and prescriptivism in the history of English
Module learning aims
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Course module conducted remotely (e-learning)
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Year of studies (where relevant)
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will:
1: understand the relationship between changes in linguistic structure and extralinguistic processes (social, cultural, historical, etc.).
2: be familiar with basic tools of English historical linguistics and theoretical models of language change.
3: know basic phenomena and processes from the history of the English language.
4: be able to efficiently analyse texts produced at various stages in the history of English from the perspective of their linguistic and socio-cultural features.
5: be able to discuss topics in the history of the English language in speech and writing.
6; be ready to interpret linguistic phenomena from different theoretical perspectives, being aware of their complementary rather than mutually exclusive character.
Assessment criteria
In-class performance, homework, final project (essay).
General grading criteria:
a) factual and theoretical knowledge of historical linguistic processes;
b) ability to work with historical linguistic data (understanding, translation, linguistic analysis of authentic texts);
5,0– excellent knowledge, skills, social skills;
4,5 –very good knowledge, skills, social skills;
4,0 – good knowledge, skills, social skills;
3.5 – acceptable knowledge, skills, social skills with gaps;
3.0 – acceptable knowledge, skills, social skills with numerous gaps;
2.0 – unacceptable knowledge, skills, social skills
Practical placement
n/a
Bibliography
Baugh, Albert & Thomas Cable. 2012. History of the English language (6th edn.). Boston: Addison Wesley.
Bergs, Alexander & Laurel J. Brinton. 2012. English historical linguistics: An international handbook (2 vols.). Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
Fisiak, Jacek. 1995. An outline history of English. Poznań: SAWW.
Fisiak, Jacek. 1996 [1968]. A short grammar of Middle English. Warszawa: PWN.
Hogg, Richard. 2002. An introduction to Old English. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Miller, D. Gary. 2010. Language change and linguistic theory, volume I: Approaches, methodology, and sound change. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Miller, D. Gary. 2010. Language change and linguistic theory, volume II: Morphological, syntactic, and typological change. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Millward, Celia M. 1996. A biography of the English language (2nd edn.). Fort Worth: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanowich.
Nevalainen, Terttu. 2006. An introduction to Early Modern English. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Reszkiewicz, Alfred. 1998 [1971]. Synchronic essentials of Old English: West Saxon. Warszawa: PWN.
Smith, Jeremy & Simon Horobin. 2002. An introduction to Middle English. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Tieken-Boon van Ostade, Ingrid. 2009. An introduction to Late Modern English. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
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