The topic of this class is late Middle English. We will also look at the periods before (Old English) and after (Early Modern English), but the main focus is Middle English. Apart from studying the structural properties of Middle English, issues like language contact and change and questions of language and identity will be covered.
A substantial part of this class will be based on research projects that can be conducted individually or in small groups. These projects can be chosen according to students’ own interests from a variety of linguistic areas, e.g. sociolinguistics, syntax, phonology, or morphology.
Students are strongly encouraged to also attend Dr. Angela Stock’s class on the literature and culture of Plantagenet England.
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23-ANG-AngVM1 Vertiefungsmodul 1: Britain | 1.1 Periods of the English Language | Study requirement
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23-ANG-AngVM3 Vertiefungsmodul 3: Linguistics | VM 3.1 Historical Linguistics | Study requirement
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VM 3.2 Language System | Study requirement
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The binding module descriptions contain further information, including specifications on the "types of assignments" students need to complete. In cases where a module description mentions more than one kind of assignment, the respective member of the teaching staff will decide which task(s) they assign the students.
Degree programme/academic programme | Validity | Variant | Subdivision | Status | Semester | LP | |
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Anglistik: British and American Studies / Bachelor | (Enrollment until SoSe 2011) | Kern- und Nebenfach | BaAngPM1; BaAngPM2 | ||||
Anglistik: British and American Studies / Master of Education | (Enrollment until SoSe 2014) | BaAngPM1; BaAngPM2 | |||||
Anglistik: British and American Studies (GHR) / Master of Education | (Enrollment until SoSe 2014) | BaAngPM1; BaAngPM2 | |||||
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