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The English Language: Its first Millenium - LING2590
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  Linguistics
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: LING1000 or LING1500
 
 
Session Offered: See Class Timetable
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 

Description

Examines early English from the first written texts to the development of Standard English. Studies a variety of texts from the Old English & Middle English periods and considers how these differ from Modern English in sounds, sentence formation and vocabulary. Particular attention will be paid to exploring the reasons for the seeming illogicality of Modern English spelling.

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