ECTS Credits:  3,5

Language: English

Duration:  V and VI semester

Status: mandatory

Prerequisites: completed prerequisites for enrolling in the third year of study

Examination: oral

Course description: The course deals with the development of English from the earliest period to the present day. The changes, maintenance and spread of English are viewed in historical and sociolinguistic contexts . Structural changes on the leves of pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary during Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English periods are interpreted using the tools of the most important linguistic theories.

Objective: The aim of this course is to introduce students to the development of the English language and the linguistic and social factors influencing this development. Furthermore, the course aims at presenting certain theoretical interpretations of language change.

The course consists of 20 lectures and 14 seminars.

The lecturers are Candidate of Linguistics, Associate Professor I.P. Moyseyenko and Candidate of Linguistics G.M. Semenenko.

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