- •Seminar 1
- •1. Study Lectures 1, 2 and Self-study 1. Self-study 1 Some theoretical aspects of language history
- •Synchrony and diachrony in language history
- •Synchronic variation
- •Causes of language evolution
- •3. Fill in linguistics flowchart. Be ready to explain its meaning. One point is done for you.
- •Methods of studying language and its history. Fill in the gaps in the table according to the model.
- •6. Elaborate on the sources that can be used for studying the history of language.
- •7. Periods in the history of the English language. Answer the questions.
- •8. What seems unusual in this table?
- •9. Read the passage below and identify its authorship. Look back at your lecture notes. What impetus did the observation give to philology?
- •Seminar 2
- •4. Read the text below. Identify it. Find words found in Modern English and other I-e languages. Translate it into Russian and Modern English.
- •5. Study the following maps. Make sure you know what they depict. Be ready to discuss them in class.
- •6. Which subgroup of Germanic languages did they speak? Match the tribes with their languages.
- •7. Can you verify the following table?
4. Read the text below. Identify it. Find words found in Modern English and other I-e languages. Translate it into Russian and Modern English.
Fæder ure
Þü Þe eart on heofonum
Si Þin nama ʒehalʒod…
And forʒief us ure ʒyltas,
swa we forʒiefaÞ urum ʒyltendum
5. Study the following maps. Make sure you know what they depict. Be ready to discuss them in class.
a)
b)
c) d)
e) f)
g) h)
j)
Middle
English dialects Modern
English dialects
6. Which subgroup of Germanic languages did they speak? Match the tribes with their languages.
BURGUNDIANS
|
ANGLIAN |
OLD NORSE |
VANDALS
|
FRISIAN |
OLD ICELANDIC |
TEUTONS
|
JUTISH |
OLD NORWEGIAN |
GOTHS
|
SAXON |
OLD DANISH |
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|
OLD SWEDISH
|
7. Can you verify the following table?
EAST GERMANIC |
WEST GERMANIC |
NORTH GERMANIC |
GOTHIC
|
ENGLISH |
ICELANDIC |
NETHERLANDISH |
NORWEGIAN
|
GERMAN |
VANDALIC
|
SWEDISH |
FRISIAN |
TEUTONIC |
DUTCH
|
DANISH |
|
AFRIKAANS
|
FAROESE
|
|
YIDDISH
|
BURGUNDIAN
|
