FPF:UCJAVJK1 History of the English Languag - Course Information

UCJAVJK1 History of the English Language

Extent and Intensity

0/11/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. René Kron, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Prerequisites (in Czech)

TYP_STUDIA ( N )

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

• English (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)

Course objectives

In phonology, the Indo-european stage is the starting point and gradual changes follow that led to present English. Emphasis is on the overall view of the development of the language. As far as the foreign influence on English is concerned, emphasis is on its impact on the phonological and grammatical system of the language. Historical texts to be analyzed in the seminars are chosen in such a manner that they show the characteristic features of the language in the relevant time period.

Syllabus

• Syllabus of the lecture:
  1. Indo-european languages
  2. Proto-germanic stage
  3. Old English sound shifts
  4. Old English grammatical system
  5. Béowulf
  6. Middle English sound shifts
  7. Middle English lexis
  8. G. Chaucer
  9. The great vowel shift
  10. Foreign influences on English
  11. Early New English
  12. Shakespeare up to the 19th century

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Instructions for self-study will be provided in during the initial consultations, in the study support for this course and the references to the recommended literature.

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