AJ20003 The Historical Development of English

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable
each even Thursday 10:50–12:25 zruseno D22
Prerequisites
The course is taught in English. It is designed for students with a very good command of the English language who are able to understand scientific texts and lectures dealing with specialized topics in diachronic linguistics. The prerequisite is a good ability of analytical reasoning.
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
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Course objectives
The course is taught in English. It follows the history of the English language from the earliest stages of Indo-European and Germanic via the Old, Middle, and New English periods to Modern English. Attention is paid especially to the relationship between changes at the phonological, grammatical, and the lexical levels. Main course objectives: 1. Understanding the relationship between different branches of the Indo-European languages. 2. Understanding the process of the transformation of the Indo-European language into the individual modern Indo-European languages. 3. Understanding the main tendencies in the development of the English language from the Indo-European and Germanic periods through the Old, Middle, and New English periods to Modern English. 4. Understanding the socio-political influence upon the development of language.
Syllabus
  • 1. Classification of IE languages 2. Germanic comparative historical phonology 3. Germanic comparative historical morfology: nominal forms 4. Germanic comparative historical morfology: verb 5. Old English phonological system 6. Old English morphological system 7. Old English syntax 8. Middle English phonological system 9. Middle English morphology and syntax 10. Early and late Modern English 11. Old English texts 12. Middle English texts 13. Early New English texts
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 [Hladký, 1996]. 3. dopl. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996, 265 s. : i. ISBN 80-210-1377-X. info
Teaching methods
The course makes use of the following teaching and learning methods: lecture, interactive in-class exercise (text analysis), out-of class exercise - text analysis and translation, homework - reading study materilas.
Assessment methods
The subject is closed by a written exam. The focus of the exam are topics dealt with during the whole semester.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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