Literature

1. Иванова И.П., Беляева Т.М., Чахоян Л.П. Практикум по истории английского языка. Учебное пособие. – СПб., ”Издательство Элань”, 2001. – 160 с. – C. 11.

2. Расторгуева Т.А. История английского языка: Учебник. – М., ”Изд-во Астрель”, “Изд-во АСТ”, 2003. – 348с.

3. Verba L. The History of the English Language. – Вінниця, 2004. –304 с.

3. Practical task, to be done in written form (Seminar № 3):

1. Make up a list of Modern English words that developed from Proto-Indo-European, e.g.

• fair – OE fæger “beautiful, pleasant” from P.Gmc. *fagraz (cf. O.N. fagr, O.H.G. fagar "beautiful," Goth. fagrs "fit"), from PIE *fag- “beautiful, pleasant”

• fall – O.E. feallan (class VII strong verb; past tense feoll, pp. feallen), from P.Gmc. *fallanan (cf. O.N. falla, O.H.G. fallan), from PIE base *phol- “to fall”

2. Many place-names are hybrids: the Celtic component is combined with a Latin or Germanic component. Find out the meaning of the components of the place-names:

Celtic +Latin Celtic +Germanic

Man-chester Canter-bury

Win- chester Salis-bury

Glou- cester Corn-wall

Wor- cester Lich-field

Devon-port Devon-shire

Lan-caster York-shire

e.g. Canterbury (Centwara "men of Kent" + byrig"dwellings within a fortified wall" [borough]).

3. Make up a list of OE words that preserve their base up to Modern English and those that are remained in German:

OE - NE OE - Gm

wifman - woman mæ:gÞ – Mädhen

cū - cow faran - fahren

4. Explain the changes in

1. vowels: OE slahan → OE slean (kill); Gth ara →OE earn (eagle); Gth silba →OE seolf (self); PIE taljan →OE tellan; OE gæt→ OE geat (gate); PGrm jæram→OE gear (year); P.Gmc.derkaz→O.E.deorc (dark);

2. consonants of the words: Goth. fisks – O Icl fiskr; Gth anþar→OE ōþer; OHGerm uns→OE ūs; OE wesan→OE wæron (were)

to be done in oral form:

5. Read and translate an extract from “Beowulf”

Hwæt! We Gardena         in geardagum, þeodcyninga,         þrym gefrunon, hu þa æþelingas         ellen fremedon. Oft Scyld Scefing         sceaþena þreatum,

5 monegum mægþum,         meodosetla ofteah, egsode eorlas.         Syþþan ærest wearþ feasceaft funden,         he þæs frofre gebad, weox under wolcnum,         weorрmyndum þah, oрþæt him æghwylc         þara ymbsittendra

10 ofer hronrade         hyran scolde, gomban gyldan.         þæt wæs god cyning! рæm eafera wæs         æfter cenned, geong in geardum,         þone god sende folce to frofre;         fyrenрearfe ongeat

15 þe hie ær drugon         aldorlease lange hwile.      

6. Learn an abstract from “Beowulf” – 10-12 lines.

Завдання до Семінарського заняття 5-6 middle english

1. Theoretical questions (for the test and discussion):

Part 1(Seminar № 5)

1. Historical landmarks of the Middle English subperiods.

2. Short linguistic features of the subperiods.

3. Chancery Standard.

4. Middle English dialects.

5. Middle English vocabulary

6. Middle English phonetical and graphic system.

Part 2(Seminar № 6)

1. Middle English noun, verb, adjective, adverb, numeral, pronoun, interjection, auxiliary verb, articles.

2. Middle English syntax

3. Middle English word formation. Native and borrowed suffixes and prefixes.

2. Reports:

Part 1(Seminar № 5)

1. The major features of Chaucer’s English: pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and style [1, 3, 4].

2. The origins of Standard English [4,1].

3. Peculiarities of the Scottish language [1, 3].

4. Differences in Middle English dialects [3].

Part 2(Seminar № 6)

1. Development of continuous and perfect aspects [2].

2. Development of the gerund and participle; the passive voice [2].

3. Development of the article [2].

4. Native and Borrowed suffixes of Middle English period [2].

5. Native and Borrowed prefixes of Middle English period [2].

6. Middle English Vocabulary.