AJ5_HVAN Historical Development of English Language

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Josef Hladký, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
A brief survey of the history of the English language. Phonological development from Indo-European to Modern ERnglish. Old English texts, Old English grammar, Old English lexis. Middle texts and grammar. Influences on English: Latin, Scandinavian, French.
Syllabus
  • 1. From IndoEuropean to Old English. 2. Old English texts 1 to 6. 3. OE morphology and syntax. 4. From Old English to Modern English 5. Chaucer, about 150 lines 6. ME morphology and syntax 7. Shakespeare. 8. Influences on English
Literature
  • Hladký, Historický vývoj anglického jazyka pro učitelské studium, rukopis
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminář. Kolokvium: požavadky: OE texts 5,6, the noun stan, weak and strong verbs, OE syntax i-viii, OER lexis
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006.
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