English 451.001 - History of the English Language
Instructor: Edwin Duncan
Fall Semester 2008 - Linthicum 115
Tuesdays & Thursdays - 12:30-1:45

COURSE MATERIALS

• Course Information
• Course Syllabus
• Course Handouts

VIDEO PRESENTATIONS WITH NARRATION

• The English Language: Using the Past to Project the Future - Part 1 (13:39)
• The English Language: Using the Past to Project the Future - Part 2 (11:07)
• Introduction to Old English Language and Writing (8:35) || Quiz
• History of English Orthography - Part I (22:25) || Quiz
• History of English Orthography - Part II (20:54) || Quiz
• The Phonemic Alphabet (23:36) || Quiz
• New Word Formation (17:17)
• The Indo-European Language Family (18:02) || Quiz
• Old English Paleography (2:31)
• Class Meeting on Slang - May 8 - Cook Library 404B (50:03)
• The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke XV: 11-32) in Various Stages of English:
  Old English || Middle English || Early Modern English || Present-Day English
  Comparisons: OE-ME || OE-PDE || ME-EME || ME-PDE || EME-PDE

ONLINE RESEARCH AIDS

---