CLST 514 - History of Language

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Staff. An introduction to the methods of historical linguistics through a study of English from its prehistoric origins to the present day, with emphasis on the Old and Middle English periods: also writing systems; the development of comparative linguistics in the nineteenth century and ideas about language before the nineteenth century; semantic change; English lexicography; concepts of "correct" English and prescriptive grammar in the eighteenth century; the material recovery of a literary text (example: Chaucer's CANTERBURY TALES). Two exams, weekly problems and exercises.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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