- •3.2. Плани семінарських занять
- •3.2.1. Seminar 1 English as a Germanic Language.
- •3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
- •2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
- •3.2.2. Seminar 2 Old English Phonology. Main Features and the Changes.
- •3.2.3. Seminar 3 Old English Grammar. Nominal Parts of Speech.
- •2. Verba l. History of the English Language.-Nova Knyha,
- •3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
- •4. И. П. Иванова и др. Практикум по истории
- •2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
- •3.2.4. Seminar 4 Old English Grammar. The Verb. Morphological Classes of Verbs. Verb Conjugation. Non-finite Forms in Old English.
- •2. Verba l. History of the English Language.-Nova Knyha,
- •3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
- •4. И. П. Иванова и др. Практикум по истории
- •2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
- •3.2.5. Seminar 5 Middle English Phonology. Quantitative and Qualitative Changes of Stressed and Unstressed Vowels. Changes within the System of Consonants.
- •2. Verba l. History of the English Language.-Nova Knyha,
- •3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
- •2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
- •2. Verba l. History of the English Language.-Nova Knyha,
- •3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
- •4. И. П. Иванова и др. Практикум по истории
- •2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
- •3.2.6. Seminar 6 Middle English Grammar. Changes within the Nominal Parts of Speech. Changes within the System of Verb.
- •2. Verba l. History of the English Language.-Nova Knyha,
- •3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
- •4. И. П. Иванова и др. Практикум по истории
- •2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
- •Seminar 7 New English Period. Main Historical Events. New English Phonology. Great Vowel Shift. Other Phonological Changes. Foundations of Modern English Spelling.
- •2. Verba l. History of the English Language.-Nova Knyha,
- •3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
- •4. И. П. Иванова и др. Практикум по истории
- •2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
3.2. Плани семінарських занять
3.2.1. Seminar 1 English as a Germanic Language.
Part 1: Get ready for a test. Answer the following questions.
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How many languages are there in the world (approximately)?
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What family of languages does English belong to?
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What branch of the Indo-European family does English belong to?
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Which of the languages are in closer relations with each other: English and French or English and Scottish? French and Moldavian or Ukrainian and Moldavian? English and Ukrainian or English and Hungarian?
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Name the author who was the first to mention ancient Germans?
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What century does the first mention of ancient Germans refer to?
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What are the sources of our knowledge of old Germanic tribes?
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In whose works can we find classifications of Germanic tribes?
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Name the largest groups of old Germanic tribes.
10. What were the ancient Germans by their religion?
11. How many groups does the old Germanic group of languages
include?
12. How many groups of languages does modern Germanic branch
include?
13. Name some of the best known written monuments of the Germanic
period.
14. How is the runic alphabet called?
15. How are the letters of the oldest Germanic alphabet called?
16. How many letters does the oldest Germanic alphabet consist of?
Recommended Literature
Obligatory: 1. Lectures on the theme.
2. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-Л.,1973.
P. 9-11; 30-33.
Additional: 1. Лингвистический энциклопедический словарь.- М.,1990.
С.93-98; 101-102.
2. Baugh A. & Cable T. History of the English Language.-
P.16-39.
3. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
Tables.-K.,1998.
Tables 1-12.
A sample of the test:
TEST 1. Card N...
Answer the following questions:
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How many groups of languages does Modern Germanic branch include?
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What are specific features of Common Germanic system of vowels (what processes characterize it)?
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What can you say about the Common Germanic word-stock?
Part 2: Principal Features of Germanic Languages.
The Outline of Seminar 1
Points for Discussion:
I. Phonetic System of Germanic Languages.
1. Word Stress.
2. System of Consonants in Common Germanic.
3. Changes within the System of Consonants. Grimm's Law. Verner'sLaw. Rhotacism.
4. Vowel System in Common Germanic. Germanic Vowelshift. Germanic Fracture.
II. Main Features of Grammar in Common Germanic.
1. Morphological Structure of the Word.
2. Categories of Nouns. Noun Declensions.
3. Categories of Adjectives. Strong and Weak Declensions of Adjectives. Degrees of Comparison.
4. Indo-European and Germanic Ablaut.
5. Strong and Weak Conjugations of Verbs.
III.Common Germanic Vocabulary.
1. Etymological Layers within Germanic Vocabulary:
a) Indo-European Words;
b) specifically Germanic Words
Recommended Literature
Obligatory 1. Lectures on the theme.
2. Verba L. History of the English Language.-Nova Knyha,2004.
P.25-30