Neuphilologisches Institut
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

LECTURE:
THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE I:
FROM INDO-EUROPEAN TO THE BEGINNING OF MIDDLE ENGLISH

Oliver M. Traxel

WS 13/14
Tu 10-12

Room: HS 5


SCHEDULE

Here you find the suggested course schedule for this semester. Some minor variation is likely to occur. Please read the relevant pages in the textbook Albert C. Baugh and Thomas Cable, A History of the English Language, 6th ed. (London and New York, 2013) before each session.


Session Date Topic Textbook
       
1. 22.10. Guest Lecture: Prof Dr Antonette Di Paolo Healey, Angus Cameron Professor of Old English Studies & Editor of the Dictionary of Old English (Toronto):
Shifts in Application: The Burden of 'Hard' in Old English and Beyond 		DOE Website
2. 29.10. Introduction § 38
3. 5.11. Indo-European §§ 13-28
4. 12.11. Germanic §§ 16, 25, 37
5. 19.11. The Anglo-Saxon Historical Background §§ 29-36, 52
6. 26.11. Old English Orthography § 40
7. 3.12. Old English Phonology § 40
8. 10.12. Old English Morphology I: Nouns, Adjectives, Pronouns §§ 41-45
9. 17.12. Revision and Video  
10. 7.1. Old English Morphology II: Verbs § 46
11. 14.1. Old English Word Formation and Syntax §§ 48-51
12. 21.1. Foreign Influences on Old English; Exam Preparation §§ 53-80
  28.1. cancelled  
  17.2. (12-14) Exam for MA students only! (Room: HS 6)  


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