An Introduction to the History of English - Einzelansicht

Funktionen:

Veranstaltungsart	Vorlesung	Veranstaltungsnummer
SWS	2	Semester	WiSe 2018/19
Einrichtung	Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik	Sprache	englisch
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Belegungsfristen	01.10.2018 - 20.11.2018 Belegung über PULS
Belegungsfristen	01.10.2018 - 10.11.2018 Belegung über PULS

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		Tag	Zeit	Rhythmus	Dauer	Raum	Lehrperson	Ausfall-/Ausweichtermine	Max. Teilnehmer/-innen
	Vorlesung	Do	12:00 bis 14:00	wöchentlich	18.10.2018 bis 07.02.2019	1.09.1.14	apl. Prof. Dr. Wischer	27.12.2018: Akademische Weihnachtsferien 03.01.2019: Akademische Weihnachtsferien

Kommentar	Please follow the "comment" link above for more information on comments, course readings, course requirements and grading. The course presents an introduction to the history of the English language and following the progression of the language from Germanic to Old, Middle and Modern English, it aims at imparting a better understanding of questions such as: What are the linguistic roots of English? Why are there similarities and differences between German and English? How did the pronunciation and the sound system change from Old to Modern English? Why has English lost most of its inflections? How was the English vocabulary expanded during its history? Why do we have different varieties of English today? 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.
Literatur	Chapters from the following books will be provided on moodle: Algeo, John & Thomas Pyles. 2004. The Origins and Development of the English Language. 5th edition, Thomson Wadsworth Barber, Charles, Beal, Joan C. & Philip A. Shaw. 2009. The English Language: A Historical Introduction. 2nd ed. Cambridge UP Baugh, Albert C. and Thomas Cable. 2013. 6th ed. A History of the English Language. London and New York: Routledge. Kohnen, Thomas. 2014. Introduction to the History of English. Frankfurt/M. etc.: Peter Lang.

Kommentar

Please follow the "comment" link above for more information on comments, course readings, course requirements and grading.

The course presents an introduction to the history of the English language and following the progression of the language from Germanic to Old, Middle and Modern English, it aims at imparting a better understanding of questions such as: What are the linguistic roots of English? Why are there similarities and differences between German and English? How did the pronunciation and the sound system change from Old to Modern English? Why has English lost most of its inflections? How was the English vocabulary expanded during its history? Why do we have different varieties of English today? 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.

Literatur

Chapters from the following books will be provided on moodle:

Algeo, John & Thomas Pyles. 2004. The Origins and Development of the English Language. 5th edition, Thomson Wadsworth
Barber, Charles, Beal, Joan C. & Philip A. Shaw. 2009. The English Language: A Historical Introduction. 2nd ed. Cambridge UP
Baugh, Albert C. and Thomas Cable. 2013. 6th ed. A History of the English Language. London and New York: Routledge.
Kohnen, Thomas. 2014. Introduction to the History of English. Frankfurt/M. etc.: Peter Lang.

Strukturbaum

Keine Einordnung ins Vorlesungsverzeichnis vorhanden. Veranstaltung ist aus dem Semester WiSe 2018/19 , Aktuelles Semester: SoSe 2024