History of English II

Aims

To give you an understanding of the development of the English language from the Old English period to the present day within a framework of ideas about the causation and progress of linguistic change.
To explore, in-depth, scholarly literature on the historical developments which have shaped the English language.
To more carefully consider the social context of these changes.

By the end of the module students should be able to:

Understand some of the major linguistic events in the history of the English language, and the social context in which they are embedded.
Read a scholarly article on the history of English and understand the key points of the article.
Write a piece in appropriate academic prose reviewing and discussing the findings of a scholarly article on the history of English.