ENLE 333 History of the English Language

The study of the origins, development and linguistic structures of Indo-European languages as cultural phenomena. Special attention is devoted to the linguistic, semantic and cultural history of the English language as it has evolved from an obscure Germanic tongue to a prominent world language. Topics include the design features of language, linguistic variation, phonology, morphology, syntax, lexis, semantics, pragmatics, and the major historical forms of English.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENLE 332 is strongly recommended before taking ENLE 333. Take CORE 110 and ENLE 200.

Offered

Odd Year Spring Semester