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Introduction to Middle English (AE_HIMidE)- Lecturer
- Julian Mader, M.Ed.
- Details
- Sprachhistorisches Seminar
2 cred.h, ECTS studies, Sprache Englisch
Time and place: Wed 10:15 - 11:45, room tbd
- Prerequisites / Organisational information
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all winter term classes will be taught online.
The Seminar zur Sprachgeschichte belongs to the following modules in the indicated degree programs:
- Contents
- In the Middle English period, commonly seen as stretching from the 12th to the 15th century, the English language is undergoing considerable changes: From a Modern English speaker’s point of view, the earliest texts from that period seem to be written in a foreign language, while later Middle English texts, such as those by Geoffrey Chaucer, are by and large easily understood.
In this class, you will become familiar with the most important phonological, morphological, lexical, syntactic and dialectal features of Middle English as well as their origin and further development. This will provide you with a better understanding of (ir)regularities and characteristics of today’s English. For example: the discrepancy between spelling and writing (e.g. <ee> for /i:/ as in see /si:/), irregular forms such as the plural form mice (instead of mouses) or the irregular verb forms ride-rode-ridden, the fixed word order SVO or the origin of the wealth of synonyms in English (e.g. kingly, royal, regal).
The class also involves intensive reading and translation of a text by Chaucer as well as shorter excerpts from other – earlier and later – Middle English works.
Students will be required to give short presentations. The course will conclude with a written exam. Due to the current corona crisis, this course will be taught online (mix of asynchronous learning and live sessions via Zoom). Further information will follow on StudOn.
- Additional information
- Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 20
Registration is required for this lecture.
Registration starts on Monday, 24.8.2020, 19.00 and lasts till Saturday, 7.11.2020, 22.00 über: mein Campus.
- Department: Juniorprofessur für Englische Linguistik, insbesondere historische Linguistik und Variationslinguistik
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