English 454 and 554
Spring 2011

History of the English Language

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Wednesday, Week 6

We worked through the Old English syntax practice handout.

We began to work through semantic change, talking about broadening/widening (generalization), narrowing (specialization), and other changes (amelioration, pejoration, other kinds of shifts including bleaching).
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      • Wednesday, Week 6
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Course Documents

  • Class List
  • English 454 Syllabus
  • English 554 Syllabus
  • What is Language?
  • Proto-IE to Old English
  • Phonetic Inventory
  • Old English Chronology
  • Old English Phonology and Orthography
  • Some Useful Old English Paradigms
  • Homework 3
  • Old English Case
  • Practice with Old English Case
  • Answers to Homework #3
  • Old English Syntax Data
  • Pronunciation and Spelling of Old English Consonants
  • Homework #4
  • OE Glossary for the Good Samaritan
  • The Good Samaritan (Old English)
  • Quiz 2
  • ME Texts from around England
  • A Glance at Chaucer
  • Old English/Middle English Text
  • Answers to Question about Old English/Middle English Text
  • Homework 6
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