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An Introduction to the History of English - Single View

Type of Course Vorlesung Number 260211
Hours per week in term 2 Term SoSe 2015
Department Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik   Language englisch
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application period 01.04.2015 - 10.05.2015

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Vorlesung Mo 12:00 to 14:00 wöchentlich 13.04.2015 to 20.07.2015  1.09.1.12 apl. Prof. Dr. Wischer  
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The course presents a series of lectures that will introduce you into the history of English. We will follow the progression of the language from Germanic to Old, Middle and Modern English trying to answer questions such as: What is the English language? Why do we speak it the way we do? You will learn about those language changes that shaped up Present Day English and contributed to a number of its curiosities such as the system of tenses or the discrepancy between spelling and pronunciation - one of the major difficulties for ESL students.

Note: For students of `B2 Anglistik und Amerikanistik 2008`, `BL Englisch 2008`, and `B2 Anglistik und Amerikanistik 2011` this course is part of the `Grundmodul`. For students of `BL Englisch 2013` this course is part of the `Aufbaumodul 1 - Entwicklung und Variation der englischen Sprache`.
Literature Algeo, John & Thomas Pyles. 2004. The Origins and Development of the English Language. 5th edition, Thomson Wadsworth
Barber, Charles. 1993. The English language: a historical introduction. Cambridge UP
Baugh, Albert C. and Thomas Cable. 1993. 4th ed. A History of the English Language. London and New York: Routledge.
Certificates B2 A&A 2008, BL Eng 2008, B2 A&A 2011: Final written test (graded)
BL Eng 2013: Final written test (not graded)

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