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Academic Year 2005/2006

History of the English Language
ENGL 286 SP

Crosslistings: MDST 292

Clusters: Linguistics

In this course, we will track the development of the English language from Anglo-Saxon to modern English. It is designed to introduce students to historical linguistics, considering English's relationship to Germanic and Romance languages and its Indo-European antecedents. We will use John Algeo's textbook and workbook to begin the work of understanding and applying the rules of phonetics, etymology and other general principles of linguistics. Students will be asked to use their own language as a test; we will consider the arbitrary nature of "correctness" in language and discuss the differences between standard and non-standard language varieties. You will understand the modern English we speak as the product of its complicated political, social, religious and economic history.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Vines,Amy Noelle   

Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM;     Location: FISK305;

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 25)

SR. major: 15   Jr. major: 10

SR. non-major: 0   Jr. non-major: 0   SO: 0   FR: X

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Last Updated on MAR-30-2006

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