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| GERM0018-1 | Introduction to the History of the English Language
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| Duration : | 15h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Peter Petré |
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| Language : | English language |
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| Course contents : |
- The pre-history of English: the IE family and the Germanic subgroup
- Varieties and dialects
- Major stages of the development of the language
- Development of a standard; dialect variations
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| Course objective : |
- To introduce students to the diachronic dimension of the study of English; and to introduce them to some basic terms
- To emphasize the link between major historical events (politics, culture, social and religious history ) of Great Britain and the development of the language
- To provide a sociocultural approach to Geat Britain
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| Prerequisites : | Good knowledge of English |
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| Organization : | See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires |
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| Written notes : |
- Online version of the lectures
- The students will read and prepare a chapter of Charles BARBER, The English Language : A Historical Introduction (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1994, or other ed.).
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| Assessment : | Exam on the course and on a chapter of Barber
written exam in June and oral exam in September |
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| Contacts : | Juliette DOR, professeur ordinaire
jdor@ulg.ac.be
Département de Langues et littératures modernes
3, place Cockerill, 6th floor |
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