AJ32041 The Historical Development of English for PGS

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 35 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Josef Hladký, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
A survey of the phonological, grammatical and lexical history of English. The course includes the reading of texts, with period pronunciation and translation.
Syllabus
  • 1. The phonological development from Indo-European to Modern English (pp. 8 to 25 of A Guide ...). 2. Old English grammar: pp. 39 to 41, and 54 to 66. 3. Old English lexis: pp. 69 to 70. 4. Old English texts: reading, translation, grammatical analysis (5 texts, not Beowulf, though). 5. Middle English and Early New English syntax: pp. 182 to 193. 6. Chaucer, The general prologue, 100 lines: reading and translation. 7. Shakespeare, As You Like It, p. 305. 8. Foreign influences on English, pp. 318 to 325.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
The colloquy at the end of the term includes an Old English text, Old English syntax, a Middle English text, foreign influences on English, Shakespeare, the pholological development from Indo-European to Modern English, all six as specified in the syllabus.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
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