The course seeks to present the English language both as a dynamic organism with a structural history of its own and a
mirror reflecting much of the past of its speakers. Individual topics trace the origin and development of forms and functions
which eventually gave rise to Modern English. the aim of the course is threefold:1. to provide a diachronic
background to the synchronic study of Present-Day English by examining its origins and its changing structure over time; 2.
to explain, using evidence from the history of English, basic principles of language change; 3. to outline the nature
of Old (700-1100), Middle (1100-1500) and Early Modern English (1500-1800) as reflected in relevant texts of each period,
respectively.The language of each historical period is discussed in terms of 1. sociolinguistic background (language and
community); 2. sound and spelling; 3. morphology; 4. syntax; 5. structure of lexis and word-formation.
The summer semester develops and presupposes the knowledge of the topics dealt with in the winter semester.
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Prednáškový kurs se v prehledu zabývá vnejšími i vnitrními dejinami anglictiny s durazem jednak na nejvýznamnejší sociální
a kulturne-historické aspekty tohoto vývoje, jednak na promenu jazykového systému v souvislostech lingvistické typologie.
Duraz je položen predevším na období staroanglické (7.-11. století), stredoanglické (11.- 15. století) a rane novoanglické
(16.-18. století). Každé historické údobí se probírá v souvislostech sociolingvistických; vztahu zvuku a písma;
morfologického vývoje; syntaktického vývoje; struktury lexika a slovotvorby. Smyslem kursu je zprostredkovat studentum
pochopení základních diachronních souvislostí a a prirozene tak doplnovat ostatní lingvistické discipliny, jež se zabývají
synchronním popisem anglictiny.
Letní semestr navazuje na semestr zimní a předpokládá znalost témat v zimním semestru pobraných.
Course completion requirements - Czech
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Všechny požadavky pro zápočet je nutné splnit do konce zkouškového období akademického roku, ve kterém si student předmět zapsal.
Literature -
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Essential literature: Barber, Charles, The English Language. A Historical Introduction (Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1993) Campbell, Lyle, Historical Linguistics: An Introduction (Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP, 1998) Fisiak, Jacek, An Outline History of English. Vol. 1: External History (Poznan, 1995) Kavka, S. J.: Past and Present of the English Language, University of Ostrava, Faculty of Arts, 2007. Millward, C.M.: A Biography of the English Language, 2nd ed., Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace, 1996. Vachek, J.: Standard English in Historical Perspective, Praha: SPN, 1991. Vachek, J.: English Past and Present. An Introductory Course, Praha: SPN, 1991.
Supplementary literature: Bauer, Laurie: An Introduction to International Varieties of English, Edinburgh University Press, 2003 Görlach, Manfred: The Linguistic History of English: An Introduction. Macmillan, 1997. Lass, Roger, The Shape of English. Structure and History (London: Dent, 1987) Pyles, Thomas - Algeo, John: The Origins and Development of the English Language, New York 1982 Stockwell, R. - Minkova, D.: English Words: History and Structure, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Last update: Bc. et Bc. Andrea Mudrová (24.10.2019)
Povinná literatura: Barber, Charles, The English Language. A Historical Introduction (Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1993) Campbell, Lyle, Historical Linguistics: An Introduction (Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP, 1998) Fisiak, Jacek, An Outline History of English. Vol. 1: External History (Poznan, 1995) Kavka, S. J.: Past and Present of the English Language, University of Ostrava, Faculty of Arts, 2007. Millward, C.M.: A Biography of the English Language, 2nd ed., Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace, 1996. Vachek, J.: Standard English in Historical Perspective, Praha: SPN, 1991. Vachek, J.: English Past and Present. An Introductory Course, Praha: SPN, 1991.
Doporučená literatura: Bauer, Laurie: An Introduction to International Varieties of English, Edinburgh University Press, 2003 Görlach, Manfred: The Linguistic History of English: An Introduction. Macmillan, 1997. Lass, Roger, The Shape of English. Structure and History (London: Dent, 1987) Pyles, Thomas - Algeo, John: The Origins and Development of the English Language, New York 1982 Stockwell, R. - Minkova, D.: English Words: History and Structure, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Teaching methods - Czech
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Syllabus -
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Winter Semester - Topics
1. Change and variation in Language. Basic Chronology.
2. Sources, electronic and other: a practical introduction.
3. Framework of change in the history of English: linguistic typology.
4. Before Old English: the Germanic Background of English.
5. Old English Morphology. English word-structure across time.
6. Old English Syntax.
7. Old English Vocabulary and Word-Formation.
8. External history of Middle English: a survey.
9. Middle English Lexis and word-Formation.
10. Middle English Morphology.
11. Middle English Syntax.
12. Middle-English Word-Formation.
13. Middle English Writing and Spelling.
Summer semester - Topics
1. Early Modern English: an introduction.
2. Early Modern English: language in the community.
3. Early Modern English: borrowing and word-formation.
4. Early Modern English: morphology.
5. Early Modern English: syntactic structures.
6. Early Modern English: changes in pronunciation.
7. Sound change: an introduction.
8. Morphological change: an introduction.
9. Syntactic change: an introduction.
10. Lexical and semantic change: an introduction.
Language contact and linguistic change.
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Letní semestr - témata:
1. Úvod do rané moderní angli?tiny.
2. Raná moderní angli?tina - jazyk a spole?nost.
3. Raná moderní angli?tina - p?ejímání a tvo?ení slov.
