History of English LECTURES


Classes 1st term lectures
1.
Features of Germanic Languages
Germanic
2.
Phonology: Spelling and the Sound System of OE
Sound system
3.
Phonology: Grimm’s Law and Verner’s Law (part 1)
Grimm's Law
4.
Phonology: Grimm’s Law and Verner’s Law (part 2)
5.
Phonology: Evolution of OE Phonology (part 1)
OE phonology 
6.
Phonology: Evolution of OE Phonology (part 2)
7.
Morphology: Nouns and Pronouns
OE Nouns
OE Pronouns
8.
Morphology: Verbs
OE Verbs
9.
Morphology: Adjectives (including later developments)
Adjectives
10.
Syntax: Word-order
word order
11.
Syntax: Passive (including later developments)
Passive
12.
Syntax: Negatives and Interrogatives
negation
interrogatives
13.
Syntax: Modals (including later developments)
modals
14.
Syntax: Impersonals (including later developments)
impersonals
15.
Reserve
Classes 2st term lectures
1.
Borrowings in the History of English
2.
Phonology: Vocalic System (from OE up to 1400)
vowels from OE to 1400
3.
Phonology: The Rise of New Diphthongs
diphthongs from OE to 1400
4.
Phonology: Great Vowel Shift
Great vowel shift
5.
Phonology: Post-GVS Vocalic Developments
vowels and diphthongs from 1400
6.
Phonology: Consonants
Consonants
7.
Morphology: Nouns
8.
Morphology: Pronouns
9.
Morphology: Verbs
10.
Morphology: Derivational Morphology
11.
Syntax: Word-order
12.
Syntax: Do-Support
Do-periphrasis
13.
Syntax: Tenues
progressive
perfect
14.
Reserve
15.
Reserve