Historical Dimensions of the English Language
To complete this class, the lecture (154141) needs to be combined with one of the Übungen (154142-154144).
Course Information
| Nr. | Name | Type | Time | Room | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154141 | Historical Dimensions of the English Language Vorlesung | 1 V | We 16:15 - 17:00 | R. HS3 – EF50 | Neumaier |
| 154142 | Historical Dimensions of the English Language Vorlesungsbegleitende Übung, Group A | 1 Ü | We 17:00 - 17:45 | R. 3.206 | Neumaier |
| 154143 | Historical Dimensions of the English Language Vorlesungsbegleitende Übung, Group B | 1 Ü | Th 8:30 - 9:15 | R. 0.215 | Vida-Mannl |
| 154144 | Historical Dimensions of the English Language Vorlesungsbegleitende Übung, Group C | 1 Ü | We 9:15 - 10:00 | R. 0.215 | Vida-Mannl |
This course consists of a lecture plus practice sessions. It investigates the development of the English language from its earliest roots – the Indo-European language family via developments leading towards the creating of Old- Middle-, Early Modern-, Late Modern- and Present Day English.
To do this, we will investigate the cultural, historical and societal background in the respective eras, and changes that influence the development of language and see how they influence phonetics, phonology, morphology, lexicon, syntax and pragmatic development of the language over time. In the practice sessions, we will apply this knowledge to texts from the respective periods. Knowledge from a fully completed Introduction to Linguistics, for example Linguistics I and II, is necessary to be able to engage with the course content.
The course reading is Kohnen, Th. Introduction to the History of English. Frankfurt: Peter Lang.
Evaluation is by a portfolio of two in-class tests during the term.
Modules
| LABG | G | HRG/HRSGe | GyGe/BK | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 303 | |||
| 2016 | 304 |
| PO | B.A.ALK | B.A.AS | M.A.ALK | M.A.AS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO ab WS 16/17 | Kern: Komp: | Kern: 3a Komp: 2b | ||
| PO ab WS 21/22 | Kern: Komp: | Kern: 3a Komp: 2b |