In this class we will look at how English has changed over the centuries. This will include such things as the Great Vowel Shift from Middle English to Early Modern English as well as lexical changes due to lexical borrowing or semantic shifts. We will also be looking at theories on language change such as koineization or the phenomenon of the invisible hand. Above and beyond that, studies conducted concerning language change will be considered, e.g. the New York department-store survey conducted by Labov (1972) or his study of sound change on Martha's Vineyard (Labov 1972).
Basic reading will include for example:
Atichison, J. (1991, 2000) Language Change: Progress or Decay? CUP.
Baugh, A.C. & Th. Cable (2002, 5th ed.) A History of the English language. NJ: Prentice Hall.
Labov, W. (1972) Sociolinguistic Patterns. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Leith, D. (1983) A Social History of English. London: Routledge & Kegan.
Samuels, M.L. (1972) Linguistic Evolution with Special Reference to English. CUP.
Rhythmus | Tag | Uhrzeit | Format / Ort | Zeitraum |
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Studiengang/-angebot | Gültigkeit | Variante | Untergliederung | Status | Sem. | LP | |
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Anglistik: British and American Studies / Bachelor | (Einschreibung bis SoSe 2011) | Kern- und Nebenfach | BaAngPM1; BaAngBM1.3 | 0/3 | |||
Anglistik: British and American Studies / Bachelor | (Einschreibung bis SoSe 2011) | Kern- und Nebenfach | BaAngPM1; BaAngPM1.2 | 0/3 | |||
Anglistik: British and American Studies / Master of Education | (Einschreibung bis SoSe 2014) | BaAngPM1; BaAngBM1.3 | 0/3 | ||||
Anglistik: British and American Studies / Master of Education | (Einschreibung bis SoSe 2014) | BaAngPM1; BaAngPM1.2 | 0/3 | ||||
Anglistik: British and American Studies (GHR) / Bachelor | (Einschreibung bis SoSe 2011) | Kern- und Nebenfach | BaAngPM1; BaAngPM1.2 | 0/3 | |||
Anglistik: British and American Studies (GHR) / Bachelor | (Einschreibung bis SoSe 2011) | Kern- und Nebenfach | BaAngPM1; BaAngBM1.3 | 0/3 | |||
Anglistik: British and American Studies (GHR) / Master of Education | (Einschreibung bis SoSe 2014) | BaAngPM1; BaAngBM1.3 | 0/3 | ||||
Anglistik: British and American Studies (GHR) / Master of Education | (Einschreibung bis SoSe 2014) | BaAngPM1; BaAngPM1.2 | 0/3 | ||||
Anglistik/Englisch | MA/SII; LIN; A.1; A.4 | Teilleistung der Abschlussprüfung möglich |