Übung: Introduction to Medieval English Studies, Part II: Old English
Mi. 14.00-16.00
Geb. 23.21 Raum U1.69                                                        Beginn: 17.04.2002
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This course is one of the obligatory second parts of the Introduction to Medieval English Studies: General. Its basic objective is to give students the opportunity to repeat and, at the same time, enlarge their knowledge of the Old English period.

We will mainly translate 10th-century West Saxon verse and prose texts. In order to do this more easily and competently we will start with a crash-course on Old English grammar which provides basic knowledge of OE phonology and morphology. Each unit will be divided into a part focussing on grammatical issues and a second part consisting of a reading and translation practice.

The plan of the course immediately reflects its aims, i.e. detailed knowledge of the characteristic features of OE, a certain amount of reading and translation skills, and elementary methodological knowledge:

1. Repetition: What is Old English
2. Phonological features
3. Spelling and pronunciation
4. Morphology: Nominal
5. Morphology: Nominal
6. Morphology: Verbal
7. Morphology: Verbal
8. Morphology: Word-formation
9. Lexicon
10. Regional Varieties
11. Standardisation
12. Option / Repetition
13. Achievement test (oral)

A workbook containing the texts and materials used in the seminar will be available as a master copy and CD at the beginning of the term in our office rooms (Geb. 23.21, Rooms 1.71, 1.72, or 173).

Recommended reading:

Crystal, David. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Cambridge 1995:4-29.

Bruce Mitchell. An Invitation to Old English and Anglo-Saxon England. Oxford 1995.

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Voraussetzungen: Introduction to Medieval English Studies: Part I: General
Leistungsnachweis: Abschlussprüfung Teil I und II (mündlich)
Veranstaltungstyp: Wahlpflicht M.A./Prom.; SII: A 2,4

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!!! Highly recommended !!!

Martin Buczynski. Begleitübung zur Introduction to Medieval English Studies:
Part II: Old English
Ort: Geb. 23.21 Raum: U1.65 Zeit: Fr. 11.00 - 13.00 Beginn: 19.04.2002

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