AJ50003 Historical Development of English

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 13:20–14:55 G32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course follows the history of the English language from the earliest stages of Indo-European, Primitive Germanic and West Germanic, via the Old, Middle, and New English periods to Modern English. The phonological, grammatical, and lexical developments are discussed in their mutual relationships. Assessment is based on the result of a final test.
Syllabus
  • The course follows the history of the English language from the earliest stages of Indo-European, Primitive Germanic and West Germanic, via the Old, Middle, and New English periods to Modern English. The phonological, grammatical, and lexical developments are discussed in their mutual relationships. Assessment is based on the result of a final test.
Literature
  • HLADKÝ, Josef. A GUIDE TO PRE-MODERN ENGLISH. 1st ed. Brno: MU, 2003, 359 pp. ISBN 80-210-3219-7. info
  • VACHEK, Josef. Historický vývoj angličtiny. Edited by Jan Firbas. 8. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1994, 276 s. ISBN 8021004878. info
  • BAUGH, A. C. and Thomas CABLE. A history of the English language. 4th ed. London: Routledge, 1993, xiv, 444. ISBN 0415093791. info
  • HLADKÝ, Josef. An Old English, Middle English, and Early-New English reader. 4. opr. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 286 s. ISBN 8021018550. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5x2.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019.
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