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Instructors: Dr. Matthias Eitelmann
Event type:
hybrid: Proseminar
Displayed in timetable as:
05.008.160
Hours per week:
2
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Registration group: Engl. Ling. 160
Priority scheme: Senatsrichtlinie
Contents:
This course provides an in-depth look at the Middle English language period which lasted from 1100 to 1500. It is in this time that the English language changed drastically, i.e. from a language that shares a lot of similarities to Present-day German to a language that is a heterogeneous mix of Germanic and Romance elements. We will zoom in on all levels of linguistic analysis (spelling, phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicology) by considering medieval texts from that period, most notably Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.
Brinton, Laurel J. & Alexander Bergs (eds.) (2017) The History of English: Middle English. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
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