3. West Germanic Languages

The West Germanic tribes lived between the Oder and the Elbe and they never left the mainland. They were:

the Franconians (Low, Middle and High Franconians) – settled the lower basin of the Rhine and with time began to speak the language of the Romanised Celts, apart from Low Franconians who spoke Old Low Franconian that later developed into  Dutch;

the Angles, the Saxons, the Jutes and the Frisians – settled the coastal territories of the Netherlands, Germany, the south of Denmark and the British Isles. The languages they spoke were:

Old English – later developed into  English (national language – 16^th c.; first written records – 7^th c.);

– Old Saxon – later developed into a territorial dialect in Germany;

Old Frisian – later developed into  Frisian

High Germans – settled the southern mountainous areas of Germany and spoke Old High German that later developed into two distinctive languages:

 German:

is known for great dialectal diversity;

first written records – 8^th – 9^th c.;

12^th c. – literary form of the language appears.

 Yiddish (see classification of the Germanic Languages)

H/w:

2.Questions

1. Historical Background and Linguistic Situation in OE period.

2. Give the classification of OE dialects.

3. Old English Manuscripts and Old English Poetry

3.Glossary

Tribe	племя	бау
Settlement	урегулирование	тартіптеу
ancient	древний	ескі
Origin	происхождение	тек
feudal	феодальный	феодалдық
Consequences	последствия	арттар
runic inscriptions	рунические надписи	руналық надписи
Casket	шкатулка	сандықша

4.Student’s individual work:

H/w:

1. § 3-5, p. 10-12 in “История английского языка” by Т.А. Расторгуева. (examination question) (copies).

2. § 74-87, p. 50-54 in “История английского языка” by Т.А. Расторгуева.

3. Ex. 1, p. 48 in “История английского языка” by Т.А. Расторгуева.

5. Office- hours:

Principal Old English consonants and vowels. Give a comment

6. Список основной и дополнительной литературы

1. Расторгуева Т.А. История английского языка — 2-е изд., стер. — М.: ООО

«Издательство Астрель»: ООО *Издательство ACT», 2003 г. — 348, [4] с. 

2. Аракин В.Д. История английского языка. М.: Физматлит, 2003. - 272 с 

3. Иванова И.П., Чахоян Л.П., Беляева Т.М. История английского языка. Учебник. Хрестоматия., 1999

Список дополнительной литературы

1. Аракин В.Д. Очерки по истории английского языка: Пособие для преподавателей английского языка. … - 2.изд.- М.: УРСС, 2003.- 322, 391 с.